WAMU’s Bluegrass Country

Back in November '07 our own John Lawless was interviewed on WFDU FM, which broadcasts in the New York City metro market. He was the guest of Carol Beaugard, host of WFDU's Lonesome Pine RFD. Carol also has an edition show

This morning (2/29) on Lonesome Pine RFD, Cherryholmes will join Carol Beaugard from 11:00 a.m. until noon for some live music and discussion. The show is broadcast on WFDU at 89.1 FM in the New York City metro market, and

That's how Katy Daly titled an email to us recently which included this photo of a young Carl Jackson jamming at the Bean Blossom festival in 1973. It was taken by her fellow show host on BluegrassCountry.org, Hubie King. Katy's show airs

Multi-instrumentalist Bruce Molsky will be the featured guest on this week's edition of Old Time Jam with Hubie King on BluegrassCountry.org. Bruce spends an hour with Hubie talking about his music, and sharing a number of songs on fiddle, banjo and

The folks at BluegrassCountry.org have a special program running this next two weeks, highlighting some of the live performances they have presented on their 24/7 bluegrass audio stream. The show is entitled Fantasy Festival at the Kampground of Our Minds, and

The following Christmas memory comes courtesy of Katy Daley, popular host on WAMU FM in Washington, DC for many years, and now a regular on BluegrassCountry.org. In 1990 I produced a radio documentary on Arlington National Cemetery and met several of

Bluegrass Ambassador Jamie Dailey, along with band mate Darrin Vincent, will be joining former Statler Brother Jimmy Fortune, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial tomorrow to commemorate its 25th anniversary. Tomorrow begins an event that will last four full days. There are

This morning (11/1), BluegrassCountry.org has interviews on tap with a couple of bluegrass and acoustic music legends. Sam Bush drops by at 9:00 a.m. to talk with Katy Daley about his current tour with Edgar Meyer and Jerry Douglas, which stops

Thanks to Richard F. Thompson for putting together this lovely remembrance of Red Shipley. Robert Grant 'Red' Shipley: September 4, 1937 - October 6, 2007 Legendary radio personality Red Shipley passed away in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, October 6, due to

Long-time bluegrass broadcaster, Red Shipley, passed away October 6 in Charlottesville, VA after a lengthy battle with cancer. Red was the host of Stained Glass Bluegrass for 25 years on WAMU-FM in Washington, DC, and also in recent years on