Silver Dollar City's Bluegrass & BBQ Winner Announced

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We are pleased to announce that Wayne Wehrspann of Jenks, Oklahoma is the winner of our Bluegrass & BBQ Sweeptakes sponsored by Silver Dollar City. Wayne's name was randomly drawn from more than 50,000 entries.

Wayne tells us he listens to Into The Blue every Sunday beginning at noon on KUSH in Cushing, Oklahoma and online at bluegrassmix.

Congratulations to Wayne and a special thank you to everyone who entered. Stay tuned for more great contests on Into The Blue.

Wichita's Bluegrass Seeds

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Wichita Rutherford, the venerable Mayor of Bluegrass, has reportedly formulated a super strain of bluegrass seed with the potential to feed the hungry, heal the sick and solve America's political divide. Check it out for yourself and let us know what you think. Click Here

Tim Stafford & Steve Gulley

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Join us the week of September 5-11 for a very special interview with two of bluegrass's most successful and respected songwriters, Tim Stafford & Steve Gulley.

Featuring tracks from their first full collaborative project "Dogwood Winter", the broadcast also features songs from previous works, including Staffords time with Alison Krauss and Gulley's tenure with Mountain Heart.

The Bluegrass Blog recently featured a terrific review by John Lawless, along with Mp3 samples of tracks from the new release -- click here

The interview will air exclusively on the 160 affiliated stations carrying Into The Blue. To find affiliates and broadcast times in your area, check out our station locator or listen online in streaming audio.

Hillbenders Single Mic Champs

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21 hopeful bands from all over the country converged at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO recently to take part in the 4th Annual National Single Microphone Championship. Each band was required to perform a total of 4 songs over the 2 days of competition in front of two sets judges and over 500 eager observers with nothing but a single condenser microphone between them and the audience. Song selection, audience response, appearance, technique, musicianship, and dynamics were all part of the criteria for the judges, and they had their work cut out for them with all of the incredibly talented groups that took the stage. But after the dust settled and the scores were tallied, Springfield, Missouri's "HillBenders" came out on top. Congratulations to the Hillbenders and all those who competed.