The ABC TV series, that is. The current season, episode 15, (415) of the American soap series Nashville, broadcast on Wednesday, April 15, featured two of Irish bluegrass mandolin player Niall Toner's tunes. The instrumentals, composed about 15 years ago - Drunken
BSU Grass, a campus bluegrass band sponsored by the Baptist Student Union at North Greenville University in South Carolina, is planning a concert for April 29 to officially release their second album, Just Any Moment. While they receive no class credit for
Wade Cox, bluegrass musician and friend to absolutely everyone in our business, passed away this past Saturday evening, April 23, near his home in Amherst, VA. He was 43 years of age. I suspect we all have that one friend who
Long known for their successful banjo instructional efforts, The Murphy Method has announced their first ever mandolin camp this year, set to run September 23-25 in Winchester, VA. The company is the brainchild of Murphy Henry, a banjo teacher who started
West Virginia's Stoney Creek has released Come Stay Awhile, the first single from their upcoming album, Memories & Tears. The new project is a tribute to songwriter Deanna Stottlemyer, the late sister of Stoney Creek's bassist/vocalist Libby Files. 11 of Deanna's songs are
Wisconsin's Horseshoes & Hand Grenades are offering a free download of their Middle Western CD this week. The "name your price" offer will be available until Friday, allowing for free downloads during this time. Of course, one is free to
Last week saw the loss of one of the more recognizable personalities at bluegrass festivals in Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina. Bobby Martin, known to jammers across the south as "The Bluegrass Drummer," passed away shortly after receiving a diagnosis
On this Day ….. On April 18, 1979, JD Crowe and the New South played at the Kosei Nenkin Sho Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Having already visited Japan in August 1975, banjo ace Crowe took the New South back to the Land
The Earls of Leicester, headed up by Jerry Douglas, will continue their romp through the music of Flatt & Scruggs with a second album of classic songs in July. Rattle & Roar, like their self-titled debut, is a collection of numbers
Rounder Records and The Lonely Heartstring Band have graciously agreed to share a track from their upcoming album, Deep Waters, with Bluegrass Today readers. The album isn't due until June, but here's a song to enjoy in the meantime, The Road's
