• Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band on WFDU

    There's a great live bluegrass concert on the radio this Friday. Tune in to Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU-FM with host Carol Beaugard to hear a full hour of live music and conversation with The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band on

  • I’m Going Back To Old Kentucky #39

    From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information

  • Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band on Woodsongs

    Peter Rowan and his bluegrass band - which we profiled during IBMA week - was a recent guest on the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour. They performed selections from the new album, Legacy, from the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band. Rowan, celebrated

  • Peter Rowan discusses Legacy

    This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. Photos for this post are from Roy Swann. After five decades in the music business, Peter Rowan doesn’t feel at all like he’s old and in the

  • Peter Rowan on Music City Roots

    We posted last week about Peter Rowan signing with Compass Records, and starting work on a new CD with The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band. You'll have a chance to hear his new group tonight when they perform on Music City Roots,

  • Peter Rowan signs with Compass

    Compass Records takes another step towards the bluegrass market with their signing of Peter Rowan yesterday (4/19). Over the past two years, they have released albums from Dale Ann Bradley, The Gibson Brothers, Bearfoot, and the John Hartford String Band,

  • Peter Rowan saw bluegrass born

    In advance of his appearance this Saturday (1/10) at Don Quixote's International Music Hall (Felton, CA), the Santa Cruz Good Time Weekly wrote about man-of-many-disciplines Peter Rowan. In an article entitled Peter Rowan saw bluegrass born, the writer drew attention to

  • Bub & Simpkins join Rowan & Rice Quartet

    The Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet has undergone a couple changes recently. In addition to Rowan & Rice, the quartet formerly consisted of mandolinist Sharon Gilchrist and bassist Bryn Davies. Both ladies have recently moved on to other pursuits and