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Ask Mr. Blue Grass Smarty Pants appears at odd times in Blue Yodel. You can post questions or add comments below and we will make sure Mr. BGSP sees them and replies on what he calls the Wonderful World of Webs. This

The forming of a bluegrass band and the subsequent management of that band involves a lot of important decisions, too numerous to cover in a single column,so this will be the first of a series. Future columns will deal with

WAMU, the American University-based public radio station - the leading station for NPR news and information in the greater Washington D.C. area - celebrated 50 years of public broadcasting in Washington, D.C. this past Saturday, October 29. The evening event featured a

From receiving his first banjo as a Christmas present at the age of 13 to his IBMA Hall of Fame Induction in 2003, very few people have made as big an impact on a musical genre as J.D. Crowe has

It's that time of year again... when sensible adults indulge their inner child and don their whimsical or macabre apparel to celebrate Halloween. Anywhere you go today, you run the risk of encountering bank tellers dressed as witches, grocery clerks done

Monroe Crossing has announced that their banjo player for the past five years, Benji Flaming, is to leave to pursue alternative artistic work. The band is currently engaged in an international search for Flaming's replacement, and is aware of some great

Resonator guitarist extraordinaire Randy Kohrs will be conducting an instrument demonstration at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN. It is set for this afternoon (October 30th) at 1:00 p.m. The focus of the discussion will be the history

Over the past several decades, the definition of bluegrass has continually expanded from its origins with Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys. The new album Big Trouble from The Dang-It Bobbys, which hit shelves September 20th, further stretches that definition.

In only four short weeks, the Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay Chart has reached 100 reporting stations. We are delighted to acknowledge our 100th, WAMU's Bluegrass country in Washington, DC. Shortly after he took over as Senior Music Producer at the station,

Instead of writing my bluegrass music column, I’ve been watching the World Series. Tonight, it’s Game Six, which is important enough to be capitalized because it could be the last game of the year before a long, cold winter without