• New banjo music from Jayme Stone

    Jayme Stone is a banjo player whose music is hard to categorize. In fact, you might say that it has no boundaries. You could say the same thing about his whereabouts. With a new CD, The Utmost, due for release in

  • Avery County New Bass Player

    Travers Chandler leader of Avery County announced yesterday that he has filled Adam Poindexter's place on bass with DJ McClellan from Laurinburg, NC.  DJ is only 18 and he formerly played bass with Jimmy Cameron & High Lonesome.  For the full

  • Bluegrass author featured at university

    Bluegrass photojournalist and author Stephanie P. Ledgin has been asked to show her work at this year's Rutgers University Faculty Authors Exhibition at Alexander Library in New Brunswick. Ledgin, who currently serves on the IBMA board, is a former part-time

  • Big Sky from The Isaacs

    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

  • Garcia Banjo Workshop

    Banjo players - FYI Garcia Banjo Workshop  with Alan Dalton Author/Arranger - "Old & In The Way Banjo Songbook"   Location Magnolia Springfest - Spirit Stage www.magmusic.com Saturday, March 24th Live Oak, Florida 2:00pm - 3:00pm   Hands on Banjo workshop with detailed descriptions of Jerry Garcia's banjo solos on the

  • Jason Davis Solo Project

    Jason Davis (Grasstowne) is in the studio working on a new banjo solo CD for Pinecastle. He is recording at Riverside Audio in NC. The CD should be completed sometime this summer. Also, Jason will be on the cover of

  • Hall of Fame petitions from WWB

    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