Music

We have wondered several times on Bluegrass Today whether it shouldn't be a requirement that every artist in any field of music had to make a bluegrass record before they could be voted into their respective Hall of Fame. It seems

The VW Boys will see the release of their first recording, Retroactive, on the Mountain Roads Recordings label on March 22. Tim White (banjo), Dave Vaught (guitar) and Albert Blackburn (bass), will at the Pickin’ Porch in Bristol,TN on Thursday, March

What happens when a North Carolina native builds a career in experimental music composition and then becomes fascinated with the sounds of a 10 piece traditional chinese ensemble? Why Chinese bluegrass of course! William Duckworth grew up in the mountains of

Upper Management Music, the record company owned and run by Rhonda Vincent and her husband/manager, Herb Sandker, has signed country legend Gene Watson to the label. His first Upper Management album will be a duet project with Rhonda, following on the

Here's the seventh report by The Henhouse Prowlers from their ongoing European tour. This comes from banjo picker and founding member, Ben Wright. The guys have promised daily reports (with photos) from their Euro-jaunt

A solid bluegrass banjo instrumental has made it to the finals of the 2011 International Songwriting Competition. The tune is Gone Beserk, written by Lee Marcus, and recorded by Dan Menzone on his Frostbite CD with help from Adam Steffey, Wyatt

NewFound Road has released a video teaser for their upcoming Rounder project, Live at the Down Home. As you would suspect from the title, the album was recorded at The Down Home in Johnson City, TN where the live performance was

Here's the sixth report by The Henhouse Prowlers from their ongoing European tour. This comes from bass player and founding member, Jon Goldfine. The guys have promised daily reports (with photos) from

Here's a happy ending followup to a piece we ran last month, when we posted about Northern Departure. This young bluegrass band from Seattle made it into the finals of a northwestern band competition, Sound Off!, typically dominated by rock

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out have chosen St. Patrick's Day to roll out their new single, If Your Heart Should Ever Roll This Way Again. The song was written by Austin Cunningham and Mark Irwin, and came to the