• Steep Canyon Rangers video bio

    The Steep Canyon Rangers have put together an 8 minute video bio to introduce themselves, and their upcoming Rebel release, Lovin' Pretty Women, to the YouTube audience. The video includes a live performance of the title track from the new

  • Station Inn Documentary Trailer

    Some time ago a documentary film about the Station Inn was produced by a friend of mine in Nashville. That film has yet to find it's way to DVD, but it is in the process. Nathan emailed me yesterday to

  • New Old Crow music video

    Old Crow Medicine Show has released a new music video for their song, I Hear Them All, from their 2006 CD, Big Iron World. The video was shot recently in the mid-city area of New Orleans by director Danny Clinch, and

  • Ricky responds to IBMA remarks

    Earlier this month, Ricky Skaggs was interviewed by The Daily Herald newspaper in central Utah. The topic of the piece by Alan Sculley was the recent recorded collaboration by Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby, and particularly a show they were

  • Free Ron Block transcriptions online

    Ron Block, guitar and banjo player with Alison Krauss & Union Station, has posted a number of free tabs on his web site. There are 22 in all, with both banjo and guitar transcriptions included, all available as free PDF/JPG

  • Country Gentlemen Reunion Video

    The Country Gentlemen 50th Anniversary Celebration concert took place last weekend and it seems the show was taped. No word yet as to whether there will be a DVD release, but it seems likely. Randy Waller's website has a video available

  • Larry Sparks piece at CMT.com

    There is an online feature about the latest Larry Sparks release, The Last Suit You Wear, up at CMT.com. Written by Edward Morris, the piece provides details about the new release, interspersed with comments from Sparks, along with a brief overview

  • Grascals and Brad Davis online 6/20

    This Friday (6/20) offers two good chances to catch bluegrass artists online. From noon to 1:00 p.m. (EDT), The Grascals will be performing live on Knoxville, TN station WDVX's Blue Plate Special. The station broadcasts at 89.9 FM in the Knoxville

  • IBMA on MySpace

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has recently created a page on MySpace to help spread the word about the organization and its mission. At this time of year, that mission is largely centered on the 2007 World of Bluegrass convention and

  • Free Sierra Hull MP3 from Gibson

    Gibson has a page on their web site dedicated to several modern bluegrass artists who are having an impact on the music. As it happens, they all play Gibson mandolins. What a coincidence! The artists featured are The Infamous Stringdusters, Cherryholmes,