Music

Ralph Stanley is recovering in the hospital after cracking his pelvis in a fall last week. Minor surgery was required when he was first admitted September 26, but his family reports that he is doing well. It is expected that he will

Dustin Benson, guitarist/vocalist with Special Consensus, has announced that he will be leaving the group after November 7. The Alabama native has spent the past four and a half years touring with Special C, during which time he visited Europe three

Hasee Ciaccio, bassist and vocalist with The Barefoot Movement, has announced that she and the band will be moving in different directions. She says that it's a mutual decision, everyone's still friends, and that she will continue with them for

Mountain Fever Records has announced the signing of celebrated Nashville singer and songwriter Irene Kelley to the label. She will begin work this winter on a new album with Mark Fain producing. A Spring 2016 release is anticipated. The new project

Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers are driving in high bluegrass style this month thanks to a new bus wrap from their long-time sponsor, Byerly Ford in Louisville. Byerly has been partnered with Gary and his band for more than 20 years,

Old time music lovers in the Charleston/Huntington, WV region are mourning the loss of Joe Dobbs, a prominent fiddler, radio host, businessman, and music personality who had made St. Albans his home some years ago. Dobbs passed away on Monday

Rebel Records has announced the signing of Mark Kuykendall, Bobby Hicks & Asheville Bluegrass, and the release of a debut single ahead of their CD dropping on November 6. Down Memory Lane is the title of the album, which Mark says he recorded

The Po' Ramblin' Boys have signed with California's Randm Records to release Back To The Mountains, their first album of "outlaw bluegrass," later this fall. They call their hard-charging, traditional sound "outlaw" as they see it as counter to the trend towards a smoother,

Russell Moore has announced that he has officially hired Jerry Cole as bassist with IIIrd Tyme Out. Jerry has been touring with the band for several months now since the group's previous bass player, Blake Johnson, has been on medical leave suffering with

David Grisman and Mike Marshall, two legends of American mandolin music, have announced they are discontinuing their Mandolin Symposium which had been held annually at UC Santa Cruz this past twelve years. Dozens of top eight-stringers from around the world have taught