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Big Sky is the name of the next CD release from Gospel favorites, The Isaacs, which will hit the street on April 24. It was produced by Mark Bright, who has a string of Grammy Awards, and who also produced the latest release from Mountain Heart, Wide Open. Pre orders are being accepted now on [...]
Church House Hymns, from David Parmley & Continental Divide, is due for a March 25 release on their private label, DP&CD Records. It is a collection of familiar Gospel songs, including ones that have been most requested by fans over the years. Their intention was to select timeless hymns that many bluegrass fans may have [...]
As The Del McCoury Band sets their sights on their 10,000th MySpace Friend, they have decided to mark the milestone with a special prize for the Friend who sets the mark. The 10,000th Friend will receive a copy of the official Del McCoury Grand Ole Opry Induction poster, autographed by Del. Only 100 were printed, [...]
Fans of new young bluegrass phenoms, The Infamous Stringdusters - or anyone curious to learn what they are all about - will have several chances to see and hear them over the next few days. They will be interviewed on GAC TV's The Edge of Country show on Saturday (3/17). The show is hosted by [...]
This week was set to be the start of an east coast tour by Peter Rowan and Tony Rice, in support of their Rounder CD, Quartet. Folks checking on these dates have been seeing cancellation notices, mentioning a recent injury to Tony Rice. It turns out that Tony hurt his back in a fall at [...]
Our friends at WorldwideBluegrass.com are promoting a pair of petition drives to get two of bluegrass music's pioneers into the Country Music Hall Of Fame. Both Flatt & Scruggs and Bill Monroe have been inducted, but WWB is hoping to see The Stanley Brothers and The Osborne Brothers inducted as well. You can add your [...]
The Music Link, a California company who distributes a variety of musical instrument lines, many produced in Asia, has announced two new instruments which will be of interest to bluegrass pickers. First up is the new Artist Deluxe Banjo from Recording King. This is a maple instrument with gold plated and engraved hardware, and is [...]
Looking at our visitor statistics, we note that roughly 40% of our readers are first timers. A good portion of these new readers come through Google or Yahoo searches, or from the many placements of our RSS syndication links on bluegrass sites all over the web. With these numbers in mind, and in response to [...]
We've posted many times this past few weeks with updates about CMT.com's online video competition for unsigned artists, with the winner being flown to Nashville to record a segment for CMT.com's Studio 330 Sessions. Our focus has been on the bluegrass or bluegrass-related entries, and we are delighted to report that Buncombe Turnpike, with the [...]
Mandolin (and clarinet) monster Andy Staman will be a featured guest on this afternoon's Blue Plate on WDVX. The show will feature live performance and discussion, and is broadcast from Knoxville, TN at 89.9 FM. The station's feed is also streamed live online, in a variety of audio formats, so you can hear the show [...]
