During last weekend's Pickin' In The Panhandle festival in West Virginia, we spoke with NewFound Road front man Tim Shelton about his next recording project. As Tim tells it, the record will find him stepping outside the bluegrass realm, exploring another
Marty Raybon shared some info about the latest lineup of his touring bluegrass band. In addition to bringing on temps to play banjo while Chis Wade is undergoing cancer treatment, Marty has hired Jason Leek on bass and Tim Laughlin
Popular bluegrass/Americana group Bearfoot has announced a personnel switch, with Nora Jane Struthers leaving the group to support her upcoming solo project, taking bassist P.J. George along for the ride. In her stead, Bearfoot has brought on guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
Knowing how much bluegrass fans obsess over their favorite artists' preferred mode of transportation, we are delighted to provide two pieces of bluegrass bus news. First up, The Roys have a new sponsor, and a new look for their bus. They
We have learned that celebrated luthier John Sipe passed away on September 4 at his home in Charlotte, NC. He was 81 years old and had been battling cancer. In addition to a worldwide reputation as a violin builder, Sipe was
Chris Jones & the Night Drivers have a new single coming up from Rebel Records. And I mean single in the old school style! Two songs are included, just as was done in the days of 45 RPM records. If That Was
Well... we've had Banjo For Dummies, and Bluegrass Mandolin for the Complete Ignoramus. So I suppose that Mel Bay's new book, Dirt Simple Fiddle by Mary Ann Willis, is in good company. Available as both a 60-page book/CD and a downloadable ebook, this new
Patuxent is set to release The Road Into Town from Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass in late September or early October. This will be Danny's first release with his new label, and a debut single is expected soon as well. This
The Roys have been announced as the latest artists to sign with Moonstruck Management, a boutique agency in Nashville specializing in service to bluegrass acts. Other bands working with Moonstruck include Lonesome River Band, IIIrd Tyme Out, Bobby Osborne, Don
Mountain Fever has released a debut single from Calm Before The Storm, their first album with south Alabama's Delta Reign. The track they've chosen is the old favorite, Columbus Stockade Blues, but not the way you're used to hearing it. They
