Marietta, GA -- John Drummond launched www.Banjo.com because he wanted a local resource that was dedicated to serving the needs of banjo players. "I wanted to compare the many different brands side-by-side, in one location. Most stores had a huge

Banjo Virtuoso Tony Trischka opened his powerful and unique online banjo school today: the Tony Trischka School of Banjo. The site integrates Tony's unparalleled 40+ years of playing and teaching banjo with the most advanced technology in online video exchange

Chetwynd, BC, Canada -- FiddleFork Online, a division of Aced Management Inc. has just announced that they have just signed an agreement with the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championship (CGM) allowing FiddleFork to retail all the recordings of the CGM

The Dixie Bee-Liners' second full-length work, Susanville, is available today. The concept album peers into the cars and trucks in America's cities and towns, bringing to life 19 breathtaking musical moments along America's interstates and byways. The band employs its

Audie Blaylock and Redline will perform at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA November 14, 2009. The event is sponsored by the Boston Bluegrass Union and also includes a performance by Darren Beachley and the Legends of the Potomac.

Jim Lauderdale will be on Austin City Limits tonight, Nov. 7th with Elvis Costello. The show was recorded on Aug. 31st and will be televised on PBS stations. Please check your local listings for times, channels, etc. For complete info

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for your bass player? Well, we've got it for you. (for those of you who want "just the facts", skip to the bottom of this post for basics & fees) On January 2nd, 2010,

Bristol, TN/VA -- The Bristol Rhythm & Roots festival folks are in the very early planning process for their 10th annual anniversary and they are in the thick of making sure it is something special. The dates for the 2010

Banjo.com is proud to present a Jessie Baker banjo workshop and Flamekeeper mini-concert at their retail store in Marietta, GA on Thursday, November 19th. Jessie is celebrating the release of his first solo project, Yessir, on Patuxent Records. The young

Rumsey, KY -- Kentucky Folk Artist and Kentucky Art's Council Performing Arts Directory member Heath Eric has partnered with several local artists and musicians to produce a song that pays tribute to the history and impact of the Executive Inn

Burlington, MA - Rounder Records is pleased to announce the release of Blue Highway's Some Day: The Fifteenth Anniversary Collection on January 19. The CD is a collection of the best of their Rounder recordings, one cut from a Rob

Recently Miami Valley Musician, Gentleman Jim Chatfield (Bassist for Shadez of Blue Bluegrass Band, and internet I-DJ for WorldWideBluegrass.com suffered a heart attack, leading to a QUAD By-Pass. Old National Bluegrass and www.WorldWideBluegrass.com are throwing a benefit the weekend of

Pigeon Forge, TN -- Dollywood unwraps its 20th anniversary holiday season on Nov. 7 with the opening of its award-winning festival Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana, which continues through Jan. 2, 2010. Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas festival recently won

CMA/ Nashville, TN -- Master Sergeant Bubba Beason of the United States Air Force has been chosen as "America's Hero" in the "Chevy Salutes America's Heroes" contest. Beason, a member of the 305th Maintenance Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire

It will be the fourth time that the readers of esctoday.com will honour their favourite performances in national finals that did not make it to the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2006, 2007 and 2008, the national final awards were part

Turkish rock group Manga returned to Turkey after the ceremony of MTV Europe Music Awards, where they were awarded as the Best European Act. They got the prize from the hands of Backstreet Boys members. They answered the questions of

Ms. Duska VuÄ iniÄ -Lucic, PR manager at Serbian broadcaster RTS, has cleared doubts regarding the country's participation at Eurovision 2010. The country will hold the traditional national contest Beovizija, although the budget for the Eurovision preparations will be cut

Despite these problems, the Maltese Head of Delegation, Mr. Joe Dimech, has denied that the whole national selection process is in danger. PBS, at the moment, would be receiving legal advice as to the way to proceed with the national

Poland will held its national selection for the upcoming edition of the Eurovision Song Contest on February 13th, using a new format, Krajowe Eliminacje, and a new televoting system similar to the one that will be used for the first