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Rhonda Vincent's latest CD, Good Thing Going, is officially released today on Rounder Records. Like her previous bluegrass projects, this one features a number of new Vincent-penned songs and is co-produced by Rhonda and Darrin Vincent. She is joined on three tracks by her crack stage band, The Rage, with the remainder of the tracks [...]
The folks at Acoustic Disc are offering free daily downloads from their web site. A different track will be available each day from one of their many fine audio recordings. Acoustic Disc is the label owned by David Grisman, and tracks from his many fine releases will be among the mandocentric offerings provide as free [...]
Claire Lynch has announced that Mark Schatz will come aboard as her new bass player in The Claire Lynch Band. Mark has been part of some of the most important ensembles in recent bluegrass/acoustic music history, and is also a recognized solo recording artist, instructor, producer and traditional clog dancer. Until they disbanded (for now) [...]
We posted last week with the news that Missy Raines would be leaving her position with Claire Lynch to pursue her own group full time. We asked Missy to share a few words about her new endeavor, and her feelings upon leaving her long-time home with Claire Lynch to do so. I am excited to [...]
The Dan Tyminski Band performed their debut show this past week, offering two sets at Nashville's Station Inn on Wednesday evening. Our friend, old time banjo picker Tina Trianosky, was at the show and sent us some impressions - and found us some photos taken from the crowd. The show was one of the best [...]
Veteran fiddle and mandolin player Vernon Derrick passed away on Friday morning (1/4) at the age of 74. He performed with both The Stanley Brothers and Jimmy Martin during the 1960s after gaining some exposure during a brief stint with Flatt & Scruggs. A memorable contribution to the bluegrass repertoire is his instrumental Arab Bounce, [...]
National Public Radio's afternoon news and information show, All Things Considered, featured an interview with Merle Haggard yesterday (1/3) about his 2007 release, The Bluegrass Sessions. The Hag spoke with Melissa Block about his life at 70 years old and his new music, and clips from several songs on the new CD are featured. From [...]
Weber Fine Acoustic Instruments is celebrating their 10th Anniversary with a new line of resophonic guitars. Bruce Weber started his small shop with just himself and three other instrument crafters, and now has a staff of 12 luthiers working in a converted schoolhouse in Logan, MT. They have developed a reputation for building very high [...]
Nashville-based banjo picker - and Bluegrass Blog contributor - Casey Henry is the latest banjoist to debut a signature model in the Kel Kroydon line manufactured by Tom Mirisola and the American Made Banjo Co. The Casey Henry model is part of the Charlie Cushman signature line, with each banjo designed with Charlie's input, and [...]
Banjo legend JD Crowe is nothing if not a survivor. Very few bluegrass artists have made a career leading a band without being a lead vocalist, but Crowe has not only done so, he has managed to both succeed over 30 years with a number of singers out front, and also assemble several of the [...]
