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A video for the debut single from The Roys new album has been released online. It's for the song, Coal Minin' Man, the opening track of their Lonesome Whistle album on Rural Rhythm. Lee and Elaine Roy headed for Kentucky's coal

For all our US friends busily completing their tax returns before tonight's 12:00 a.m. deadline, here's a brief clip of Nickel Creek doing their cover of George Harrison's rant against the 1960's British tax system. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H7SqXkdKyU

Fresh off her second appearance on A Prairie Home Companion over the weekend, Sarah Jarosz is offering a free track download from her upcoming Sugar Hill project online. The song is Annabelle Lee, a wonderful reworking of an Edgar Allan Poe

Next month will see the publication of a new book sure to be of interest to those interested in vintage Gibson instruments: Spann's Guide To Gibson 1902-1941. The 296 page book is a guide to Gibson guitars, mandolins, and banjos manufactured

I spoke last week with Craig Havighurst, noted Nashville writer and PBS radio journalist, about plans the IBMA is hatching to enhance its online presence and outreach efforts. Craig is also a member of the IBMA Board of Directors, and

Grasstowne is scheduled for a visit with Dennis Jones tomorrow (4/16) on Goin’ Across The Mountain, airing Saturday on WNCW from Spindale, NC. The band has a show tomorrow night in nearby Black Mountain, so Alan Bibey and Steve Gulley have

Carol Beaugard tells us that she will welcome Dailey & Vincent to Friday's (4/15) edition of Lonesome Pine RFD at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) on WFDU. The duo, along with their crack band, will be in New England for a pair of

Grasstowne has put together a tongue-in-cheek video to promote their new Rural Rhythm CD, Kickin' Up Dust. It finds the guys in "fat cat" mode, waxing eloquent about the joys of rail travel from a converted passenger car at the Flagler

The International Bluegrass Music Association has a couple bits of news to announce this week, both with a focus on cold hard cash. They have an online sales seminar scheduled for April 19, designed to help anyone whose work in the

She's everywhere! Alison Krauss, that is. With yesterday's long-awaited release of Paper Airplane, her first full project with Union Station since Lonely Runs Both Ways in 2004, the music media is aflutter with Alison sightings. One place we were surprised to see