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We heard this week from Ronnie Moretz, host of the long-running bluegrass radio show, Catgut N' Jugs, in western North Carolina, to say that he has moved the program from The Highway (WMMY 106.1FM and WWMY 102.3FM) in Boone to a

Rock and pop music producer, educator, and multi-instrumentalist Rick Beato has published an interview with Alison Krauss on his highly popular YouTube channel. It's a wide-ranging discussion, on technical topics that relate to her artistry, and Rick asks many probing

From Northern Ireland comes Reuben Agnew, who we've followed for some time as a member of Cup 'O Joe with members of his talented family. He has a new album, Where You Belong, just released, and has shared a couple

Trey Hensley on the Grand Ole Opry - photo © Chris Hollo, courtesy of the Grand Ole Opry Though he's graced the stage of the Grand Ole Opry dozens of times during his musical career, flatpicker and vocalist Trey Hensley made

Robert Weingartz, founder and Chairman of AirPlay Direct, the popular radio servicing company, died in Nashville this past Sunday, June 22, from sudden respiratory distress, a complication of his Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He was 61 years of age. According to his

A new book from the University of Mississippi Press, Eck Robertson at the Crossroads of American Fiddling, offers a detailed biography of the early 20th century musician who helped popularize fiddling via commercial recordings. He is credited as being the

Bluegrass Nashville, a new web site offering information on bluegrass events in the city for both locals and visitors, has launched an interesting new concert series to show off the many talented bluegrass artists living in Music City. This initiative is

Nashville's iconic Station Inn, the home of bluegrass in Music City for more than 50 years, is the subject of an elegant new coffee table-style book that relays its history, replete with dozens of photographs. Titled The World Famous Station Inn,

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced today the artists officially invited to showcase during what they call the Bluegrass Ramble at this year's World of Bluegrass convention in Chattanooga, TN. They refer to it as a ramble, as convention attendees

Yesterday, Alison Brown and Steve Martin made a trip out to Hollywood to perform their latest single, Five Days Out, Two Days Back for Jimmy Kimmel Live on the ABC television network. In tow were Tim O'Brien on mandolin, who sings