Author: Brance

Here's a new CD release that's worth mentioning. Cool Mandolin Company exists for the purpose of promoting the mandolin, especially to the younger generation. With that in mind, they have put together a CD of tracks from various artists, the

Some time ago a documentary film about the Station Inn was produced by a friend of mine in Nashville. That film has yet to find it's way to DVD, but it is in the process. Nathan emailed me yesterday to

Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields is a new two-CD box set released by the Lonesome Pine Office on Youth here in Virginia. The set contains 48 songs covering topics from coal mining history to union organization. The

With Wichita Rutherford you never really know what to expect next and I'll admit I didn't see this coming. I guess I should have, I know how much he likes ice cream! For the next two months Wichita is giving away

The guys from the US Navy Bluegrass Band, Country Current, are the featured guests this week on Kyle Cantrell's Studio Special series on XM Satellite Radio (Channel 14 - Bluegrass Junction). The show aired this morning at 8 AM EST,

The Country Gentlemen 50th Anniversary Celebration concert took place last weekend and it seems the show was taped. No word yet as to whether there will be a DVD release, but it seems likely. Randy Waller's website has a video available

Wildfire has just announced the addition of fiddle player, Brandon Godman. Brandon will be joining the current line up of the band which includes Chris Davis, Daniel Grindstaff, Robert Hale, and Curt Chapman. Hailing from Falmouth, KY, Brandon has been playing

John and I have been on a little road trip this week. The business of bluegrass brought us down out of the mountains of Southwest Virginia to visit Music City USA. We've been in Nashville since Monday afternoon, and have

Modern Guitars Magazine is an online publication dedicated to, you guessed it, guitars. They published a story on Monday about luthier/inlay artist Grit Laskin. Laskin is located in Toronto, Canada. His signature style is elaborate inlays in both headstock and fingerboard.

Randy Kohrs is probably best known for his fantastic dobro playing and high tenor singing. He also has some notoriety as a producer and recording engineer. But now he's winning awards for design, no not graphic design, upholstery design! The June/July