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Poor Mountain Records has announced the signing of Kevin Pace and The Early Edition to the label. The Spokane, Washington-based band is the first west coast act to work with Poor Mountain, run by Jonathan Buckner in West Virginia. Pace and his

Charlotte, NC's Fret High has announced the addition of fiddler Josh Greene to the band. He lives in nearby Monroe, where he teaches private lessons in fiddle, mandolin, guitar and bass. Bluegrass fans may recognize Josh from previous stints with

Idyletimes, whose members hail from Ohio and West Virginia, have released their debut album for Poor Mountain Records, appropriately titled Poor Mountain Home. A first single, Lorraine, is now available to radio programmers at Airplay Direct. It tells of a firefighter

Ned Luberecki, noted banjo picker, radio host and bluegrass bon vivant, has released a new book for five stringers convinced that a single banjo is simply not enough. Nedski's Double Banjo Book of Fun offers twin banjo arrangements for a dozen

Virginia's Hackensaw Boys have pressed limited quantities of a live album recorded in January for sale during their brief European tour this week. Entitled Live 'Till The Sweet By And By, the LP-only release features the rough and rowdy, roots and bluegrass

We heard last week from Jon Weisberger, who caught us up on a new project he is producing for Missy Werner. "Missy was in Nashville at Ben Surratt's Rec Room studio last week to do some recording for her next album.

When you hear "The Stetson Family," what do you think? Since you 're reading Bluegrass Today, you might think, "another family band from the Mid-West." If so, you'd be half right. The Stetson Family is a bluegrass band, but this bunch hails

I suppose fans of a band called Constant Change can't be surprised by new members. And this North Carolina outfit, who's been performing together since 2009, has a couple of new faces in the lineup. To the nucleus of founding member Clifton

We got a note from Doyle Lawson this morning with some further news about his touring band, Quicksilver. “After about 4 years of playing guitar and then switching to bass, Corey Hensley has left the band to pursue other interests. Corey

The summer is quickly coming to a close, but Jeff Austin still has time for one more  tour. After playing 18 shows with Yonder Mountain String Band, Austin will team up with guitarist Larry Keel, bassist Jenny Keel and banjo