I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but bluegrass songs about bluegrass are more popular than ever. I saw at least a couple of them on the IBMA second ballot, and the charts have been full of them. What’s not
Opinion / Humor
Ask Sonny Anything… Flint Hill Flash?
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar
Check your local listings for time and date
I don’t want to alarm you about the passage of time, or, if I’m honest, I do want to alarm you about the passage of time, because it’s fun: The movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou came out almost 20
Ask Sonny Anything… no dancing!
Ask Sonny Anything will be a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine
Mr. Bluegrass Manners is back!
Mr. Bluegrass Manners is back. We’re not sure where he went, but I have it on good information that wherever he was, he tore pretty heavily into the Bluegrass Today expense account. Now I ask you, was that good manners?
Ask Sonny Anything… banjo toss at Bean Blossom?
Ask Sonny Anything will be a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine
Survey for students in bluegrass college programs
It’s been such an exciting development to see the growth of bluegrass music in higher education. Programs like those at ETSU, Glenville State, Berklee, and Morehead State are not just providing degrees to students who are pursuing their musical passion,
Ask Sonny Anything… with Sonny Osborne
Today is a proud day for us at Bluegrass Today, as we debut a new column from one of the most talented artists and enduring personalities our music has ever produced. He will make you think, and certainly make you
Social media Q&A for bluegrass artists
Last week I gave an overview of the social media platforms most often used by bluegrass artists and musicians. It was my hope that the information I gave was at least more current than The David Grisman Rounder Album, or
Social media for grassers in 2019
It’s been a while since we discussed social media use by bluegrass musicians and artists, so I thought it might be a good time to reopen the subject, since so much has changed since the last time we did, or


