Our intrepid festival team of Milo and Diane Farineau are venturing to The Festy this weekend, The Infamous Stringdusters' festival near Charlottesville, VA. They will have photos and reports each day - as Internet service allows - and will be sleuthing
It's often said that the annual World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville is primarily about the business of bluegrass music, and our experience this year has once again shown that to be true. IBMA week provides a great opportunity for
Jesse Cobb, mandolinist and founding member of The Infamous Stringdusters, has announced his departure from the group. This note was posted on the band's web site: "Fans, I am writing to inform you that my time with The Infamous Stringdusters has
One of the most enjoyable recordings I've discovered this year is Kenny Smith's latest, an instrumental guitar project called Return. The project is special in a number of ways. First of all, it's the first album from Kenny since his 1997
California guitarist, bandleader, and Bluegrass Today contributor David Thom tells us he has just finished mastering for That Old Familiar, his new solo project. The CD is being produced by Laurie Lewis out of her Berkeley, CA studio LewieToons. David says
Bluegrass Gospel Group Canaan’s Crossing picked up two awards during last month's 2011 National Quartet Convention in Louisville, KY. They were named New Artist of the Year and also won Song of the Year for Dying to Live from their latest
The Roys have just learned that they will spend part of January 2012 touring in Australia. They will be performing at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, a major event in New South Wales that draws 80,000-100,000 each year over the course of
Jens Kruger has released a video which captures his arrangement of the first Bach Cello Suite, played on the banjo. It was recorded in late September at Double Time Studio near Kruger's home in North Wilkesboro, NC, produced by Philip Zanon. Jens
If it wasn't obvious from our IBMA 2011 coverage last week, a significant theme throughout this year's World of Bluegrass was the vexing and seemingly unavoidable question, "Is it bluegrass?" My impression is that there were more bands from outside the
October 25 has been set as the street date for The Road To Roosky, the first Carter Brothers album since having recently signed with Compass Records. Tim, the banjo picking Carter brother, tells us that the record showcases the many influences he
