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MSN Video has posted a ten minute clip of Alison Krauss' appearance on Imus In The Morning earlier this week. She and Union Station are in electric mode for You're Just A Country Boy, but are back to acoustic instruments for Jacob's Dream - both songs from her newly released Rounder compilation project, A Hundred [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association's marketing effort to bring new listeners into the fold, Discover Bluegrass, has a revamped web site, and encourages IBMA members to take advantage of some of the promotional opportunities offered via DiscoverBluegrass.com. The site now will highlight a featured artist each month, bluegrass event listings, prize giveaways, and a new [...]
Vince Gill has announced the addition of The Del McCoury Band to an 18 date summer tour swing, in continuing support of his recent 4 disk mega-release, These Days. Gill's wife Amy Grant will also be featured on this tour, which will run from July 14 through September 11. From today's press release: "We're calling [...]
The three CD reissues from Rebel that we previewed last month are officially released today. These include a first-time-on-CD reissue of JD Crowe's classic Bluegrass Holiday, and compilations of new-to-CD Gospel cuts from Ralph Stanley, Mountain Preacher's Child, and a budget-priced Seldom Scene compilation project, Different Roads. More details about all three can be found [...]
If you didn't catch Shawn Lane, Wayne Taylor and Tim Stafford of Blue Highway singing the pre-race National Anthem at the Bristol Motor Speedway on April 24, you can watch a web video of them on YouTube. They had been invited to sing before the Sharpie Mini 300, and offered up a fine version of [...]
Alison Krauss & Union Station (with special guests) will be heavily featured guests on the Tuesday morning (4/3) edition of Imus In The Morning. The show is essentially a televised radio program, broadcast live on radio stations throughout the US, and also on MSNBC television from 6:00 - 9:00 a.m. (eastern). Alison will perform five [...]
Nothin' Fancy is in the studio working on their next CD, and all-Gospel project for Pinecastle Records. It is being produced by Rhonda and Darrin Vincent and recorded at Adventure Studios in Nashville. The band says that the CD will mix some new songs with some old favorites, like as House Of Gold, Family Bible [...]
Acoustic Guitar Magazine has an article in the May 2007 issue which follows the production of a Martin D-28 guitar through the production process. It starts with the Martin wood storage area and proceeds through the many stages, showing the combination of hands-on woodworking and high tech automation now in use by C.F. Martin. Especially [...]
This new DVD from Flatpicking Guitar features Blue Highway guitarist Tim Stafford is a comprehensive overview of critical techniques for acoustic, steel string guitar. The DVD release is a re-edited and remastered version of the original VHS release, which was largely overlooked in that now nearly obsolete format. Acoustic Guitar Fundamentals is a video presentation [...]
The summer of 2007 will feature a brief reunion of the popular jamgrass group Leftover Salmon, who disbanded after the 2004 season. They will perform at two larger festivals in July, The High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA and the All Good Music Festival in Masontown, WV. Featured on these reunion shows will be [...]
