Compass Records has created a nice introduction to the upcoming Special Consensus album, Country Boy: A Bluegrass Tribute to John Denver, due later this month. It's a video shot in their Nashville studio that mixes music performance clips with band interviews
Better Than Blue is the new new single, out today, from Trinity River Band. The family bluegrass group from North Florida had recently signed with Orange Blossom Records, and this is their first release together. The band is fronted by Sarah Harris
Class Act Entertainment has announced the signing of Blue Moon Rising for exclusive representation. The band consists of Chris West on guitar, Brandon Bostic on reso-guitar, David Mowell on mandolin, Travis Anderson on bass, and Rusty Ferrell on banjo. Their 6th CD,
When it comes to adventurous modern string music, mandolinist Mike Marshall has all the right credentials. Bursting onto the scene with the David Grisman Quintet in 1978 at the age of 21, Marshall has been a popular recording and touring
And now for something completely different... Is there something missing in your life? Perhaps the rowdy music of a French Canadien bar band that uses their own wacky sort of bluegrass in their heretical performances of traditional and original music? If so,
The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, fronted by long time Gentlemen bassist Bill Yates, has announced Larry Kirk as their new bass player. Larry will also share in vocal duties with the band. Bill no longer plays bass on stage, serving as MC
Wyatt Rice has been working as a professional musician since he joined older brother Tony's band in the late 1970s. He's a master of what has come to be known as the "Rice style" of lead and rhythm guitar, as one
Feller & Hill have announced the imminent release of their second album, Here Comes Feller & Hill... Again, due later this month from Blue Circle Records. The record once again combines their passion for traditional bluegrass, flavored by '60s-style twang country.
Applications are now being accepted for both full and partial scholarships to attend Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamps. These week-long workshops offer instruction from top professionals in old time/traditional (June 8-14) and bluegrass (June 16-21). Separate tracks are maintained for different skill levels,
Ohio's Nightflyer is back in action after a long winter. The guys are in the studio this month and next, finishing up what will be their second album for the Kang Records label. A big bonus for the band is the
