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The Steel Wheels have released a couple of live videos of songs that will be included in their next album, No More Rain, due April 12. Like their previous albums, this next features their trademark mix of traditional mountain and old

Audie Blaylock and Redline will be making at stop in Washington, DC on Friday morning to perform live on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. They'll be on with Katy Daley at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) to pick and sing. The show can be heard

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced a job opening, necessitated by the imminent departure of long time staffer, Jill Crabtree. Resumes are being accepted now (through April 15) for the position of Convention & Membership Services Director. They can be delivered

A new book released in January, Kalamazoo Gals, ties together several threads of mid-20th century Americana, bound together by the women who kept the Gibson guitar factory staffed during World War II. It was written by John Thomas, inspired by a

The Foundation for Bluegrass Music has announced details for their 2014 grant cycle. A total of $10,000 in grants will be awarded this year to honor the memory of pioneers Doug Dillard and Doc Watson. This is a $2000 increase

Pert Near Sandstone is releasing a single from their upcoming album, continuing the bluegrass/old time hybrid sound that has brought them to national prominence. The song is Ship Of Fools, and a limited run of 500 7'' vinyl copies will be

Donna Ulisse has announced the availability of her first songbook, All The Way to Bethlehem. After a few trials and tribulations, and sterling work by Ulisse and her associates, Donna has published a songbook, a companion to the recently-released Christmas CD

Mel Bay Publications has released Easy Irish and Celtic Melodies For 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Airs and Session Tunes by Tom Hanway, available as a book/CD combo or an ebook with MP3s. While Celtic music is more commonly played with a flatpick on

Earlier this year, we reported on celebrated electric guitar builder Paul Reed Smith's move into the acoustic market, and his choice of hypersonic flatpicker Cody Kilby as an endorser. Recently, Smith convened an all-star panel of acoustic guitar masters for a

It's been a year and a half since we heard from modern grassers Mustered Courage. At that time, the four young Australians had just released their debut album and, since then, they have been touring aggressively and working on a follow-up project. The