• Nickel Creek vinyl reissues in April

    Sugar Hill will be releasing audiophile vinyl editions of their three Nickel Creek albums as part of the April 16 Record Store Day events. This includes their self-titled debut album, This Side, and Why Should The Fire Die each reissued

  • Chosen Road seeking banjo player

    Jonathan Buckner and Chosen Road is a touring Gospel bluegrass band based in Princeton, WV. Their new CD, Old Time Way, has just been released by Poor Mountain Music. They have a busy schedule of Church shows booked for 2011, and

  • Lynn Morris band reunion in April

    Wonderful news - Lynn Morris will perform at the 2011 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival this Spring! A very special, one-time reunion of The Lynn Morris Band has been arranged for Sunday, May 1, the final day of the festival. She will

  • Business plan webinar this week

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has another of their online professional development seminars scheduled for this week. This next one will be held on Wednesday (2/16) from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EST), and the topic is Developing a Business Plan.

  • Rhonda Vincent on Prairie Home Companion

    Rhonda Vincent & The Rage will be guests on this weekend's edition of A Prairie Home Companion, which airs live tonight (2/12) from 6:00-8:00 p.m. (EST). The show is carried on almost 600 public radio stations in the US, with some

  • Banjo for iOS

    Bluegrass instruction has become increasingly mobile in recent years, as teachers and students alike take advantage of the opportunities afforded by developing technology. If you are interested in bluegrass instruction, you no longer have to order a DVD and wait

  • Pud Marcum’s Hangin from Larry Cordle

    It's been a while since we've heard from Larry Cordle, the brilliant songwriter who brought such classics as Highway 40 Blues and Murder On Music Row to wide audiences. Cord has been a bluegrass guy from the beginning, though, and it

  • Baucom reunites DLQ for In A Groove

    We posted last week with news about In A Groove, the upcoming debut CD from Terry Baucom. It's hard to even comprehend describing a "debut" project for a 40 year veteran in the bluegrass music world. Terry got his start right

  • Another Juno nomination for Jayme Stone

    Jayme Stone has garnered another Juno nomination for his experimental banjo music - his third in as many album releases. As Jayme mentioned in a recent communication, "Does this mean the banjo is back?" The Junos are Canada-specific music awards, set