MUSEUM CALENDAR

RBI Radio Bluegrass International is currently taking a sabbatical leave while the museum gears up for its move into a new location.

Please check back after the new International Bluegrass Music Center opens. Enjoy the terrific programs by clicking on the links provided.

Bob Mitchell's Best of Bluegrass, Classic Banks of the Ohio, Prescription Bluegrass, Phil Nusbaum, The Tim White Bluegrass Show, The Ol' Hippie Bluegrass Show.

The museum wishes to thank all who have so generously contributed their time and talents to RBI, as well as you, our faithful listeners, for spending part of your days and nights with us.

RBI: Radio Bluegrass International!!

We're the museum’s FREE online radio station, streaming 24/7 with a mixture of contemporary artists and vintage material.

Windows Media Player: Works on most PCs. You may have to download a Windows Media Player Plug-In

iTunes: Click the link to be taken to a window that will ask you to open the live.m3u stream. In the "open with" option choose iTunes.

Flowplayer: We are currently testing the flowplayer stream. This is a good option for those who cannot listen via the Windows Media Player stream.

Del McCoury's Blue Side of Town

The Blue Side of Town with Del McCoury airs weekly on terrestrial and internet radio. Tune in on RBI to hear a musical legend share stories from more than fifty years as a professional musician, along with great bluegrass old and new.

Classic Banks of the Ohio

Fred Bartenstein founder and host of "Banks of the Ohio" from 2002 to 2008, has taped 170 timeless shows for your listening pleasure. Having completed six years of shows on behalf of this museum, Fred has retired from producing radio shows and is now working with the museum to create an online treasure trove of biographical histories of the Pioneers of Bluegrass Music. Visit this website each week to view another new bio of one of your favorite legends.

Prescription Bluegrass

Prescription Bluegrass is a special one-hour radio program for those afflicted with Bluegrass Fever. Treatment sessions are jam-packed with practicing specialists in all the various strains of Bluegrass Fever, including the traditional, old-fashioned, down-from-the-mountain strains, new-grass, border-grass, west-grass, home-grown and even the newer European strains. Individual treatment sessions, family plans and group therapy are all available weekly.

Bluegrass Review

Phil Nusbaum is a radio professional thoroughly immersed in Bluegrass music and culture. His ability to present bluegrass in multiple perspectives comes from his diverse Bluegrass-related experiences. The Bluegrass Review includes Bluegrass classics as well as the current wave. Commentary links the songs together by reflecting on artists' styles, song lyrics, or Bluegrass history, as appropriate to the selections. The Bluegrass Review is a music show that includes produced segments and in-depth interviews that adds insiders' knowledge about Bluegrass music. The Bluegrass Review creates several narrative threads throughout a given broadcast.

Best of Bluegrass

Bob Mitchell's first show was on March 9, 2008. He is your host for lovin', ramblin', laughin', and cryin' musical medicine. The program supplies your minimum daily required dose of Vitamin B (Bluegrass). No prescription is needed and there are no harmful side effects. Enjoy two hours of recorded music including an International set and an occasional live studio performance from visiting artists. Bob has written bluegrass reviews for Louisville Music News for 14 years and he wrote for Bluegrass Now for 6 years. He is a periodic guest and an occasional host on Louisville Kentucky’s Public Radio Bluegrass show.

The Tim White Bluegrass Show

The Tim White Bluegrass Show is a two Hour Syndicated Radio Program featuring the best in Bluegrass, Old Time and Comedy direct to you from the OFFICIAL Birthplace of Country Music Region, Bristol Virginia/Tennessee. Tim is also the host of the PBS television concert series, Song of the Mountains. This popular program has been featured on over 180 PBS affiliates across America featuring bluegrass, old time, Celtic, gospel and Americana music.

The Ol' Hippie Bluegrass Show

Please check back soon for a bio about The Ol' Hippie Bluegrass Show.