Skip to content
In their ongoing effort to keep their back catalog alive online, Rebel/County Records has reissued two more classic LPs as download-only releases. The Blue Sky Boys are such well-established icons in early country music that even those with little or no familiarity with their music will cite them as exemplars of the brother duet sound. [...]
Ross Nickerson has released his newest banjo instructional DVD, Essential Banjo Licks, with more than 100 common banjo phrases every banjo player needs to know. It is intended to offer useful information for players starting at a beginner's level, with many licks that will be helpful for advanced students of the instrument as well. Ross [...]
Mandolin Cafe has posted details for a special all-star show in Nashville on October 22, all for the benefit of Butch Baldassari. The show will be held on the Vanderbilt University campus at 7:00 p.m. Butch has been battling a brain tumor with intense and aggressive treatments, and the proceeds from this concert will go [...]
Today at noon, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones will give a live radio performance on Blue Plate Special, broadcast on WDVX 89.9 FM in Knoxville, TN. The show will also be simulcast online via a web audio stream, but is not archived so be sure to catch the show live. Bela and the boys played [...]
Mike Bucayu of First Quality Musical Supply in Louisville, KY has announced that Bill Sullivan, who founded the company nearly 40 years ago, passed away this afternoon. Anyone who plays bluegrass music - at any level - has quite probably done business with First Quality. They have been strong supporters of bluegrass artists, events and [...]
Our friends at ukbluegrass.com have recently published a lengthy piece on guitarist, singer and songwriter John Lowell. John will be on the faculty of the 2008 Sore Fingers bluegrass camp in England, where he will teach songwriting. The article covers a number of topics, including his ongoing collaboration with British musicians, Dom Harrison and Leon [...]
Jonathan James sent us a note about a new bluegrass radio show he has launched in the Carrboro/Chapel Hill, NC market. His show is called The High Lonesome Radio Hour and airs each Saturday from 3:00-4:00 p.m. (ET) on WCOM-FM at 103.5. Live audio streaming of the show can be accessed from WCOM web site, [...]
McCoury Music has now posted an online video of the first recording session for his upcoming release, The Bluegrass Sessions, which we posted about a few days ago. The video shows Hag recording Holding Things Together with Aubrey Haynie, Marty Stuart, Carl Jackson, Rob Ickes, Charlie Cushman and (presumably) Ben Isaacs. Find the video on [...]
One of the endearing aspects of bluegrass music is the way that we treat our early pioneers. Instead of being shuffled to the sidelines, the founders of our music are celebrated by current bluegrass artists, and the larger audience generally welcomes the opportunity to show their appreciation for the contributions they have made. A great [...]
Mountain Heart fiddle man Jim VanCleve has the honor of seeing one of his tunes, The Road From Rosine, debuted as the new theme for the International Bluegrass Music Awards show on October 4. The tune will be played during the opening of the show, and going into/coming from breaks. Rural Rhythm Records arranged for [...]
