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... you should see their sound check! Jamie Dailey shot this video yesterday before their show in Pottstown, PA. What a bunch of goofs! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChyUycMm8ug Now far be it from Bluegrass Today to engage in speculation about non-bluegrass activity... but did you see

When Pinecastle Records went down this time last year, we mourned most particularly for its impact on Josh Williams' excellent CD Down Home, which virtually disappeared after the label folded. The record had been scheduled for release in February 2010, precisely

Tim Shelton checked in yesterday with some further details about the upcoming NewFound Road CD, Live At The Down Home. It was... wait for it... recorded live at The Down Home in Johnson City, TN on December 4. Rounder Records has

We've reported of late on the disturbing news about Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver touring with a live drummer. It's something we might expect from Mountain Heart, who were formed after a collective internship as Quicksilverers, but not from the man

Also completing a solo project for a Spring release is flatpicker extraordinaire Kenny Smith. The as-yet untitled album will be released on the new label recently founded by Gat3 studios, where Kenny has been recording since his departure from Lonesome

We have news today on upcoming projects from two of the most celebrated instrumentalists in contemporary bluegrass. First up is In A Groove, a solo record from Terry Baucom, his first such effort after more than 30 years as a bluegrass

Johnny Warren and Charlie Cushman are finishing up a second album in tribute to Johnny's dad, Paul Warren, long time fiddler with Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys. Like the first project, A Tribute To Fiddlin' Paul Warren,

More evidence has come forward in re Doyle Lawson touring with a percussionist. Here is a photo from last night at Alexander Central High School in Taylorsville, NC. It clearly shows Carl White, former and occasional member of Quicksilver, sitting

Rural Rhythm Records has this week released the debut, self-titled album from Kentucky's Josh Slone & Coaltown. The band is fronted by guitarist and lead vocalist Slone, supported by Billy Berger on mandolin, Ollie Risner on banjo, and Gary Wiley on

How do you make one of the drivingest bands in bluegrass even better? Well, if you're Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, you bring banjo phenom Charlie Cushman into the group. The band has announced this afternoon that Charlie will be their new