Bluegrass At Large

John McKelvy, founding member of The Earl Brothers and the haunting high lonesome tenor voice on such songs as "Cluck Ol' Hen," "O Poor Betty," "Rattlesnake Poison," and many others, has announced his departure from the pioneering "hillbilly-goth" group. McKelvy broke

The departure of Rushad Eggleston from Crooked Still is a musical tragedy. Sure, Aoife O'Donovan could be the next Alison Krauss and Dr. Liszt is so good he was chosen by The Boss over nine-thousand other banjo players for

Our UK correspondent, Richard F Thompson, shares this review. Cedar Hill is renowned for its adherence to the ultra-traditional style of bluegrass and nothing much has changed with the group's switch from Hay Holler Records to the recently-formed Blue Circle Records

Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS have been getting rave reviews of their brand new CD, What The (Niwot Records). This inspired combination takes its ingredients from the best of bluegrass, swing and modern jazz. Pete's clear ringing banjo rolls, set over

Don't forget to register to win a free, autographed copy of the new Mountain Heart CD, Road That Never Ends: the live album. Other Mountain Heart merchandise, such as t-shirts and ball caps, will also be given away. If you downloaded

The title cut "Welcome Aboard" from Runaway Freight's new gospel cd plays in mp3 format when you go to www.runawayfreight.com the cd is scheduled for a December 1st release. it will be available on cdbaby.com and from the band's

Nickel Creek in one word: Flawless. Set aside for one moment the fact that Chris Thile, Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins are obviously masters of their instruments. You know an instrumentalist is a true musician when he or she can make

Our UK correspondent, Richard F Thompson, remembers Benny Williams, and recounts his long, and largely unheralded career in bluegrass and country music. Benjamin Horace "Benny" Williams: March 28, 1931 - October 11, 2007. Benny Williams died earlier this month in St Thomas

We got this note a short while ago from Penni McDaniel at Hope River Entertainment regarding teen-aged bluegrass multi-instrumentalist Ryan Holladay. I just received a call from Mark and Lisa Holladay. Unfortunately their home caught fire yesterday, but the good news

This report comes from Casey Henry, a banjo player and writer living in Nashville, TN. She performed the past few years with her brother, Chris, in The Two Stringers, now disbanded. Both Cliff Wagner and the Old #7 and the Clark