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We just got a note from Graham Sharpe, banjo picker with The Steep Canyon Rangers, to let everyone know that they will be joining Eddie Stubbs tonight for an interview on WSM in Nashville. They'll be on in the 9:00 p.m. (EST) hour. Graham also mentioned that they the guys had received a Spirit Award [...]
A new batch of tour dates has been posted for Punch Brothers, Chris Thile's recently renamed band of musical brothers. They'll do a UK tour in January '08, after which they will be doing concert and club shows all over the US, with new stops being added regularly. The band consists of Thile on mandolin [...]
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will be among the guests on The Charlie Rose Show aired today (11/13) on most PBS television stations. They will be on to discuss their new CD, Raising Sand, along with producer T. Bone Burnett. Times vary in different markets, so be sure to check the TV schedule for your [...]
We came across an article in the Herald Citizen (Cookeville, TN) about a new marketing effort by the city of Sparta, TN. In this official re-branding of the city's image and tourism identity, they will henceforth promote themselves as Bluegrass, USA. Home to several early bluegrass pioneers, Sparta is regarded as a cradle for the [...]
If you weren't lucky enough to catch the on-stage preview of The Dailey Vincent Band at IBMA last month, you may be eager to hear the widely-anticipated debut release on Rounder when it hits on January 29, 2008. If you just can't wait that long, Rounder has recently put a few sample audio clips online, [...]
The National Association of Broadcasters is launching its next salvo in their ongoing battle with the Recording Industry Association of America. This latest campaign is in response to an RIAA-backed effort to levy what NAB calls a performance tax on local radio stations for the airplay of music broadcast over-the-air. This proposal is being promoted [...]
We heard yesterday from David Hollender, banjo player and professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Dave has been teaching bass and leading ensembles there for many years, and now also teaches banjo for students following the Acoustic String Principal. This is a relatively new program - spearheaded by Hollender, string chair Matt [...]
We heard recently from Jeremy Chapman of The Chapmans, who wanted to share a video bio of the band that they have posted on YouTube. It runs just over minutes and is entitled The Family Business. In the video, the boys talk about how they came to become a family band, with the interview segment [...]
The new video from Randy Kohrs, Who's Goin' With Me, has once again been voted into the top 3 by viewers on CMT.com. It debuted two weeks ago at #3, made it all the way to #1 last week, and has settled back in at #3 again in the CMT Pure 12-Pack Countdown poll that [...]
The Infamous Stringdusters were excited to announce late last week that they have been invited to perform on The Grand Ole Opry. Their debut Opry set is scheduled for November 23, the day after Thanksgiving. Since that day tends to be one given over to family, frantic shopping and resolutions to start getting more exercise [...]
