Bluegrass Radio

When we shared the sad news earlier this week on the passing of popular Australian bluegrass radio personality, Smokin' Joe Moore, we neglected to point out that bluegrass is still on the air in Toowoomba, located in Queensland just west of

In these days of severe, but necessary, restrictions, we are all looking for ways to relieve the monotony of ground-hog days with little changing, nor prospects of much changing soon. So, responding to a request, the host of Bluegrass Signal

Banjo players take note! Tony Trischka will be a guest on today's (3/5) On Point, syndicated on public radio stations from WBUR 90.9 at Boston University in Massachusetts. He'll be on the show to chat with host Tom Ashbrook about his

The state of Florida, and the Tampa area in particular, lost a great friend of bluegrass music when long time radio host Tom Henderson passed away on February 25. Henderson was 75 years old, and had been suffering from heart

Having A Coffee With... is a fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well known, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Donald Teplyske is a freelance

Here's a bit of radio news that runs counter to the trend. WMAK, a 1000 watt AM station in Lobelville, TN, is switching to an advertiser-supported, all-bluegrass format starting December 26. The station is under the management of Whiplash Community Radio, who own

Some unpleasant news for bluegrass pickers and other musicians: The latest bid for recording artists to earn royalty payments for songs played on AM-FM radio is likely to stay bottled up in Congress. Any chance of this bill succeeding where similar efforts

This afternoon, September 30, will mark the final broadcast for Ray Davis, host on WAMU's Bluegrass Country, and a 65 year veteran of the radio industry in and around Washington, DC. Davis has voiced the station's 3:00-6:00 p.m. time slot for

The convention center in downtown Raleigh is crawling with bluegrass fans and artists alike, all interested in attending the various seminars being held on site. Throughout the day on Wednesday, I had the opportunity to drop in on a couple

When you hear "The Stetson Family," what do you think? Since you 're reading Bluegrass Today, you might think, "another family band from the Mid-West." If so, you'd be half right. The Stetson Family is a bluegrass band, but this bunch hails