Author: Brance

I've just returned from the South Carolina State Bluegrass Festival in Myrtle Beach, SC. With the exception of Earl's fall from the stage Saturday night, the festival was great. I got to hear the first half of Earl's set, but

The 36th Annual South Carolina State Bluegrass Festival started yesterday on Thanksgiving. The line up is pretty impressive and if you're in the area this weekend you should consider attending. I'll be leaving in just a few minutes myself. It's a

Live Daily is reporting that Alison Krauss & Union Station have extended their current tour. Alison Krauss & Union Station have lined up a handful of December concerts, and have locked in their first batch 2006 tour dates. These dates all appear

In episode #4 of The GrassCast we conclude our theme from last week as we share an interview we conducted with Dan Hays, the Executive Director of IMBA. We asked Dan to share his thoughts about the 2005 IBMA trade

You may have noticed that yesterday's post Darren Beachley to Join Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver was written by Kip Martin. Kip has been a member of Darren's band for some time and we felt his first hand reporting on the

The Grascals have been getting a lot of attention recently. They opened Parton"s arena tour last year after recording a duet with her, "Viva Las Vegas," on their self-titled Rounder debut. They have gone on to open other shows for

Bell Buckle Records is hosting their 3rd annual Bell Buckle Music Cruise. The cruise will sail to Coco Cay and Nassau, Bahamas on Royal Caribbean's Sovereign of the Seas. The dates for the cruise are set for January 30 -

The Nashville Nobody Knows has just posted an interview with April Verch in their newest podcast. The podcast features a lot of music from April's upcoming release as well as a good bit of background information and other points of

Our old buddy Wichita Rutherford is at it again. Always staying just ahead of the curve, Wichita starts a video documentary podcast this week. Here's the deal. Wichita plays (played) guitar in a band called The Over the Mountain Boyz.

Sony/BMG recently came under fire for releasing CDs with XCP Digital Rights Management software. This software is a rootkit software and opened the door to virus writers. This form of content protection was so hotly debated (not to mention the