• Bluegrass Country Tuesday lineup

    Once again, WAMU's Bluegrass Country will be broadcasting live at IBMA this afternoon from 3:00-6:00 p.m. (EDT). Today's spots will include a couple of long-time bluegrass acts and several new, young groups at World of Bluegrass looking for a chance to

  • Lotsa bluegrass on Blue Plate today

    Blue Plate Special, which airs weekdays at noon on WDVX in Knoxville, has a heaping helping of bluegrass in store for today's (8/20) show. In fact, there is so much music that they have extended today's program to 2 hours. Featured

  • Joe Mullins on Sirius-XM

    We have mentioned Rambler's Call a few times of late, the fine album from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, released on Rebel Records in March. Joe is among the finest traditional style banjo players and tenor singers in bluegrass,

  • Gerald Evans RIP

    We have reported previously about Gerald Evans, the popular Kentucky bluegrass musician, singer and songwriter, and his battle with cancer. He had been diagnosed in the summer of 2009 with an aggressive, stage 4 cancer that was already widespread throughout

  • Gerald Evans RIP

    We have reported previously about Gerald Evans, the popular Kentucky bluegrass musician, singer and songwriter, and his battle with cancer. He had been diagnosed in the summer of 2009 with an aggressive, stage 4 cancer that was already widespread throughout

  • Batch of new CDs this week

    Tuesday, March 30, saw the release of a number new bluegrass CDs. The fact that the 31st is the cutoff date for consideration in the 2010 IBMA awards is surely an unrelated coincidence. The Grascals saw their fourth Rounder CD hit

  • Joe Mullins to Rebel Records

    Rebel Records has announced that Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers have signed with the label, and that they will release their project, Rambler's Call, on March 30. Though not so visible on the bluegrass circuit of late, Joe Mullins established

  • Gerald Evans suffering from cancer

    Gerald Evans, popular bluegrass singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has been diagnosed with cancer. He has recently begun chemotherapy treatment, but his cancer has already reached stage 4, where the disease has spread widely through the body. Evans was part of the Traditional

  • Joe Mullins releases Rambler’s Call

    Among the recent releases about which we have become aware is Rambler's Call from Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers. This independent release features the talents of recognized banjo great Joe Mullins, Adam McIntosh on guitar and vocals, Evan McGregor, fiddler