• Kissin’ Comes Easy from Front Country

    Front Country has been teasing their fans this past few weeks, releasing previews each Friday from their upcoming EP, Mixtape. It's a five track project of cover songs that the band likes to perform, which they cut to satisfy fan

  • The luck of the Leicesters?

    Rounder Records has been justifiably proud of the success achieved by The Earls of Leicester, the throwback bluegrass band headed by Jerry Douglas honoring the classic music of Flatt & Scruggs. The label has delighted in the many awards The

  • Chris Hart’s dobros returned

    Well here's a piece of good news. Last week we reported the theft of a pair of reso-guitars from Chris Hart in Rustburg, VA. One was an irreplaceable prewar Norwood chimes, and the other a newer Redline covergirl model. To make the loss

  • Condolences to Tim White

    Bluegrass Today shares our deepest and most sincere condolences with Tim White, host of the PBS bluegrass program Song Of The Mountains, The Tim White Bluegrass Show on more than two dozen radio stations across the US, and good friend to everyone

  • Banjo spot opens up in Country Current

    US Navy Band Country Current is on the hunt for a new banjo player, with Senior Chief Keith Arneson set to retire next spring. Country Current is the Navy's only band dedicated to bluegrass and country music, and they demand high levels

  • Introducing the Peregrines

    This post is a contribution from Joe Walsh, mandolinist and manager of a new Transatlantic bluegrass experiment, currently on tour in Europe called The Peregrines. Joe and the rest of the guys will be sending us occasional reports as their