• Fiddle Care and Setup book from Mel Bay

    Mel Bay Publications has released the latest in its FAQ book series, Fiddle Care And Setup, by Michael Hoffheimer. This 80 page book covers the basics of proper care and maintenance for your fiddle, a well as many details about adjusting

  • Grascals, Grascals, Grascals…

    If it seems like The Grascals are everywhere these days... well maybe it's because they are. They are showing up TV and radio every few days, and there are two more chances to catch them coming up. The guys will be

  • Bluegrass Worship

    Bluegrass Worship is the title of a new, bargain-priced 3-CD set from Steve Ivey and Star Song Music. Ivey is a highly-regarded and successful writer and producer who has won most every award available to him in the music business. His

  • Steve Martin banjo CD forthcoming

    We made note late last year of the fact that comedian, actor and banjo player Steve Martin was preparing to record an album of serious banjo music. The recording has been completed, produced by fellow banjo man John McEuen, with assistance

  • Dan Tyminski on XM

    Though Kyle Cantrell is taking Labor Day off at XM's Bluegrass Junction, he has pre-programmed a new show to start this afternoon (9/1). At 3:00 p.m. (EDT), you can hear a track-by-track run-through of Dan Tyminski's recent Wheels album, with Dan

  • Baseball and bluegrass

    MLB.com, the official site of Major League Baseball, has noticed the theme of The Gibson Brothers' recent Sugar Hill release. The title track, Iron & Diamonds, tells an autobiographical story of where the brothers grew up in Lyon Mountain, NY

  • Lovell Sisters… busy, busy, busy

    I had a chance to speak today with Jessica Lovell, the fiddling third of the sibling trio, The Lovell Sisters. She was making final preparations to leave for their European tour, which begins this Sunday (8/31) in Norway. We talked in

  • Steeldrivers on Bluegrass Underground

    Bluegrass Underground, the new live performance radio show we posted about last month, debuts tonight (8/29) on WSM. The show features a live performance by The Steeldrivers, recorded August 16 more than 300 feet underground at Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville,

  • Grascals on WGN

    The Grascals will be performing live today (8/29) on the News at Noon program on Chicago's WGN TV. WGN is carried on most US basic cable packages and many satellite packages as well. They will be highlighting songs from their new