It’s been a while since we made mention of The B, our reader-submitted news page here on The Bluegrass Blog. The B features content written by our users, and we hope you will take a look and see what it is all about.

In fact, you might consider taking a look there each time you pay us a visit. You can always get there by clicking the link just under the image at the top of the page.

Any registered user of The Bluegrass Blog can submit news items for The B, and registration is quick and free. Posts are moderated prior to publication, but all submissions that are germane to a discussion of bluegrass or acoustic music – and are not profane or abusive – will be approved.

We invite anyone with news to share with our readers to consider submitting it for The B. Event or product announcements, concert/festival reviews, or any bluegrass-related information which isn’t likely to find its way to the main page of The Bluegrass Blog is welcome on The B.

Registered users are also entitled to post comments to any posts, whether on the main page of The Bluegrass Blog or on The B. Just look for the Comment link at the bottom of each post.

Click here to register, or here to visit The B.

Be sure to take a look at The B, our reader-submitted news page here on The Bluegrass Blog. There are a number of new posts that are worthy of your attention.

In fact, you might consider taking a look there each time you pay us a visit.

Any registered user of The Bluegrass Blog can submit news items for The B, and registration is quick and free. Posts are moderated prior to publication, but all submissions that are germane to a discussion of bluegrass or acoustic music – and are not profane or abusive – will be approved.

We invite anyone with news to share with our readers to consider submitting it for The B. Event or product announcements, concert/festival reviews, or any bluegrass-related information which isn’t likely to find its way to the main page of The Bluegrass Blog is welcome on The B.

Registered users are also entitled to post comments to any posts, whetehr on the main page of The Bluegrass Blog or on The B.

Click here to register.

We just finished the first round of upgrades to the blog. We modifed some code to make things more effecient and easier to use. Most of the changes are unseen and you won’t even notice them, but there is one major enhancement that you might notice.

Those that have posted in our user contribution section known as The B will notice some modifications to the post writing screen. The interface now sports the upgraded visual editor as well as a tab labeled “Code” for those that would prefer to write html code directly. Spell checking is now available as well. Just click on the spell check icon and it will check your draft for errors.

The other big change is the way submissions are handled. Now when you are writing a draft you can save it and come back later to work on it. You’ll see it listed at the top of the page as “Your Drafts:” and can simply click on the post title to begin editing it again. Once completed, the “Submit” button now more effeciently tags the draft as submitted and it will be taken out of your drafts list and forwarded to John and I for approval. This is a huge advancement over the previous system which, I’ll admit, was somewhat confusing.

If you have never posted in The B before, all that is required is a simple registration and you can then submit your own news/opinion items for inclusion in The B.

Join today and help us blog about bluegrass!

There are a number of new posts on The B – our user-submitted section of The Bluegrass Blog – which are worthy of some attention. This is where any registered user can post news or information that they would like to share, or request information from other readers.

Like all posts here on The Bluegrass Blog, registered users are invited to add their comments – and some discussions have become quite heated, and taken on a life of their own. Registration is quick and free, and required to enable us to prevent spambots from littering the site with junk entries.

Some recent posts on The B have heralded the new web site from mandolin legend Herschel Sizemore, a site dedicated to classic cardboard show posters, some thoughtful comments about the value of regional bluegrass societies, and information about a number of festivals.

We invite you all over to visit The B, and to consider submitting items of your own for publication there. The rules are few, but strictly enforced:

1. You must be a registered user at The Bluegrass Blog.
2. Your post must be germane to bluegrass or acoustic music
3. No profanity or abusive language is tolerated
4. All posts are subject to editorial review before publication, and submissions will not be accepted if they fail to meet the criteria above.

Please have a look at these recent posts on The B, and add your own thoughts as well.