Irish balladeer and songwriter Niall Toner is preparing to release a new album, Working On Love, on February 14. Like his previous four albums, this one will consist entirely of Niall's original songs, including the title track which Toner has released
Kyle Perkins has made a name for himself as a solid bass player, working with touring acts like the Kati Penn Band, David Parmley & Continental Divide, and the Larry Stephenson Band. He is also a fine banjo player, and his
After a nice two-week vacation with family over the holidays, the members of Special Consensus find themselves now in Ireland preparing to start something of a whirlwind tour of the British Isles. Founder and banjo player Greg Cahill tells us that this
Friends of Florida bluegrass entertainer and entrepreneur, Ernie Evans, have scheduled a benefit concert to assist he and his wife Debbie with medical expenses associated with his recent diagnosis for bladder cancer. The show is scheduled for March 28 at the
Many of the bluegrass broadcasters we’ve written about in this series are volunteers, spending chunks of their evenings or weekends spinning some of their favorite songs for listeners of community, campus, and even commercial radio. For others, however, broadcasting has
Wood & Wire, a dynamic young string band from Austin, TX, is set to release their second album, The Coast, in February. The group consists of Tony Kamel on guitar, Dom Fisher on bass, Trevor Smith on banjo, and Billy Bright on
Leftover Salmon has posted high quality, multi-camera video from their 25th anniversary concert on New Year's Eve in Chicago last month. It includes live music from the show, the presentation of a special birthday cake, vintage footage from the early days
The Foundation For Bluegrass Music, a non-profit (501c3) organization supporting educational, literary, artistic and historic preservation efforts in bluegrass, has announced their grants for 2015. $2,000 funding grants will be made this year to the following entities: Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM inc.) in Independence,
Tim O'Brien has a new single, and a new distribution system for releasing his music. With his 2015 dedicated to Hot Rize, the bluegrass vehicle which first brought Tim and his music to prominence 30 years ago, he wanted a way
Shannon & Heather Slaughter have released a debut single from their upcoming album, Never Just A Song. It's their version of the familiar mountain ballad, Moonshiner, but with a bluesy, pentatonic twist. Shannon says they heard it this way on a record
