Radio Bluegrass International, the streaming audio representation of the International Bluegrass Music Museum which was launched in May of 2007, announced on December 11, 2007, that it will debut three new programs beginning December 13, 2008 at 8:00 AM CST. Produced and hosted by well-known bluegrass luminaries from Ohio, Minnesota and California, these shows continue the expansion of programming geared toward fans of bluegrass and old-time music.

“Banks of the Ohio” is a three-hour show on the history of bluegrass hosted by Fred Bartenstein for 5 years in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and produced from its inception as a service to the International Bluegrass Music Museum. Beginning Dec. 13, new Banks of the Ohio episodes will play Thursday mornings from 8:00 until 11:00 CST and archived episodes from the show’s earliest years will air Sunday mornings from 6:00 to 9:00 CST.

“The Bluegrass Review” is an hour of bluegrass from show host Phil Nusbaum in St. Paul, Minnesota, and will stream every Thursday afternoon at 1:00 CST, also beginning on Thursday, December 13. The Bluegrass Review will enlighten bluegrass fans about the evolution of bluegrass music. In addition, through interviews with today’s players, the show gives insights into the current scene. RBI will begin airing The Bluegrass Review with archived episodes from late 2006.

“Dan Crary’s Classic Bluegrass,” hosted by guitarist, educator and historian Dan Crary, has begun to dig through his personal collection of bluegrass vinyl in Placerville, California, to produce this one-hour program exclusively for the International Bluegrass Museum and RBI. Dan Crary’s Classic Bluegrass will stream every third Sunday at 3:00 PM CST beginning December 16th, 2007.

The Internet stream for all RBI shows can be accessed from www.bluegrassmuseum.org/RBI.html.