After several years of promising and planning, the unlikely collaboration between Del McCoury and Woody Guthrie is scheduled to arrive on record April 15. The bluegrass warbler and the iconic folk singer never met, and in fact Guthrie passed away in 1967,
This past September we reported on prominent bluegrass songwriter, publisher, and studio owner Bobby Starnes suffering serious injury after tumbling down the stairs in his Kingsport, TN home. The fall caused several broken bones, but of most concern to his
There are few sporting contests that rival the intensity of the annual meetings between the University of North Carolina and Duke University basketball teams, located just a scant few miles from one another in North Carolina's Research Triangle. UNC is
One of the more agreeable aspects of the rush in accessibility of video recording equipment has been the ability to document audio recording sessions in video form. Some artists will capture such images for use in later music videos, or record
Singer and songwriter - and now bandleader - Becky Buller has introduced her road band who will be touring with her this year and beyond. After a successful career as a loyal band member to a number of popular acts (Valerie
This new video from Zoe & Cloyd is one that will resonate with any new parents, and anyone who can remember being a new parent. Running On Empty properly describes that combination of frustration, exhaustion and fascination a first child brings. Zoe
String Therapy, a modern grass outfit in Lancaster, OH, has announced the addition of Brandon Shuping on mandolin. Brandon was born into bluegrass, as the son of Garland Shuping, who played banjo for Jim & Jesse before starting Wild Country, which also featured
Mountain Home Music has released a music video for the first single from Bridging The Tradition, their upcoming album with Lonesome River Band. The song is Thunder and Lightning, written by Adam Wright. Have a gander at the video, which catches the
Sad news for fans of The Bluegrass Mix, the online bluegrass streaming radio service that has been offered at no cost since the Spring of 2006. Roger Randolph and Julie Raye launched the service from St Albans, WV after starting separately
Another live music video...? Yes'm, that's what we have in spades today. Here's Gary and Wayne Brewer with Joe Mullins last week at the Shepherdsville Music Barn in Shepherdsville, KY doing a nice recreation of an old Stanley Brothers duet on
