Bill Monroe

The Washington Post Clik Track blog had a piece last Friday (1/8) on bluegrass hair, and who better to discuss it than Ricky Skaggs. This was actually an offshoot of a more serious discussion about the future of country music, and

Here's a follow-up on a story we covered back in August... Several items of Bill Monroe memorabilia were recently sold at auction by the Christie's auction house in New York. They included some minor items, like Monroe's Country Music Hall Of

In September we drew attention to the excellent new book, I Hear A Voice Calling: A Bluegrass Memoir, written and illustrated by Gene Lowinger and published by the University of Illinois Press. In the book, Lowinger recounts his life in

Here's an idea for those who would like to support a worthy cause with their Christmas gift-giving, one that also speaks to the pesky "what do you get for the bluegrass fan who has everything" dilemma. The Bean Blossom Jamboree Foundation

The following is an account from Wayne Taylor, describing his tour this past September in England and Scotland with his group, Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa. On September 21, 1995 in Rosine, Kentucky, the US Navy's Country Current bluegrass group performed for

I Hear A Voice Calling: A Bluegrass Memoir, by Gene Lowinger Gene Lowinger, a New Jersey boy by birth, was the first northerner to play the fiddle for Bill Monroe. He first played with Monroe in 1964, filling in on shows

After posting yesterday about the anniversary of Bill Monroe's passing in 1996, we heard from Richard Crowson, a regular reader of Bluegrass Today, who is the editorial cartoonist for The Wichita Eagle newspaper in Kansas. Richard offered to share this cartoon

Bluegrass fans worldwide recall today's date (September 9) as the anniversary of Bill Monroe's passing in 1996. Just four days hence, we celebrate his birthdate in 1911. WAMU's Bluegrass Country has a week full of special programming to remember the Father

Don't think we have forgotten about the Bill Monroe Stamp Campaign, just because we haven't mentioned in a few months! A great many folks are collecting signatures on a petition to have Bill Monroe honored with a commemorative stamp from the

A bit of research has revealed a book about bluegrass music that we missed from our recent bulletin. I Hear a Voice Calling - A Bluegrass Memoir is Gene Lowinger's photo journal that captures Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys