Author: Brance

Compass Records, the Nashville based label run by banjo player Alison Brown, has recently redesigned their website and is now offering one track each week as a free mp3 download. The free track as of this writing is not from a

Our sources tell us that Larry Keel is in the studio this week with his band Natural Bridge, working on a new bluegrass CD. The CD is a mixture of familiar bluegrass numbers, like Groundspeed, and original compositions by various

Listen now: (IE users click to activate) This week's guest on The GrassCast is Tim Shelton of NewFound Road. Their latest CD, Life In A Song, was released the end of September 2006. Tim and John

Our good friend and fellow laborer in this business of blogging, Sharon Smith, has posted some photos and comments from Billy Smith's 50th birthday party held at the Station Inn on Sunday. Her post includes photos of husband Terry Smith,

David Grisman is among the list of judges for the upcoming 2007 Independent Music Awards. It seems they like to choose mandolin players to represnt bluegrass and acoustic music, as Chris Thile was a judge at the 2006 IMAs. The

The December issue of Golf Digest contains a list of the Top 100 Musicians. Our very own Dan Tyminski has been ranked #11 on the list in a three way tie with Lloyd Cole and Alice Cooper. Golf Digest ranks the

Bluegrass booking agency Roe Entertainment has announced the addition of Jesse McRynolds to it's artist roster. Jesse should need no introduction to bluegrass fans. In addition to McRynolds Roe has also recently added Karl Shiflett & Big Country, and The

The July 2007 Alaska Bluegrass Cruise looks to be a great event. The line up of artists participating this year by performing and teaching workshops is sure to make it a success. Blue Highway, The Claire Lynch Band, and The

I recently discovered the photo-blog of photographer Mark Hamilton. Mark has some really great images on his blog, a couple of which will be of interest to the bluegrass community. Since his site is all about the photos I'm not

With the recent mid-term elections behind us, it's now time to start the campaigning for the really important stuff, Mayor of Bluegrass. Wichita Rutherford has just announced his decision to run for the office over on his blog. The only