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In a move that is likely to surprise no one, Steep Canyon Rangers have signed with Rounder Records. This follows their recent involvement with Steve Martin, both performing with him on the road and recording his most recent project, Rare

Here’s some discouraging news for any bands hoping for a turn in the spotlight during the 2012 IBMA awards show. The Boxcars, early favorites in a number of categories this year, are heading back to the studio next month and

Mountain Heart front man and lead vocalist Josh Shilling is spending the early summer putting the finishing touches on a debut solo project. He told us yesterday that he had been wanting to work on this for some time, but hadn't

Clay Hess, guitarist and vocalist with Sierra Hull & Highway 111, is the latest bluegrass artist to take to Kickstarter for crowdsourcing of his new project, Rain. In this case, Clay is looking for his fans and friends to help raise

Virginia singer/songwriter Kathryn Caine is giving away two free tracks from her upcoming CD, When I Was His Wife, due for release on June 30. The album was recorded with Andy Thacker on mandolin and guitar, Tom Hogge on banjo, Jay

Mountain Fever Records has released Children Of The Mountain, the second album from Volume Five. The band is based in the deep South, hailing from Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, and have given this entire project over to songs and stories about

Rural Rhythm Records is doing their part in celebrating 2011 as the centennial of Bill Monroe's birth with a live album to be recorded starting this weekend at the Bill Monroe’s Memorial Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival in Indiana. Like their popular

Greg Garrison, former bass player with Punch Brothers and Leftover Salmon, has come up with a fascinating concept for a concert series launching next month in Denver. The idea is to bring note bluegrass/acoustic and jazz musicians together to perform

Skip Cherryholmes asked us to pass along this info about his immediate plans following the dissolution of the band. I've been asked many times by Cherryholmes fans "What are you going to do now?" Obviously I've taken a short break from the

Ruanaway Freight has a new CD, It's Just a Song, which they are proud to note is their first all-original project. Guitarist Matt Ford tells us that not only are 10 of the album's 13 track written within the band, the