Music

  • The Isaacs Christmas

    | by

    Is it too early to start talking about Christmas? I guess it's too late to be asking that question. The Isaacs have a Christmas-themed CD, just out on the Spring House/EMI label. Called simply, Christmas, the new album offers 14 songs

  • IIIrd Tyme Out road diary, episode 6

    | by

    This post is a contribution from Steve Dilling. He will be chronicling IIIrd Tyme Out's west coast tour for Bluegrass Today in October, as he has done in the past. October 29, 2010 Well it is Friday morning, we finally have

  • Dr. Banjo in the house

    | by

    Hot Rize is in the midst of their fall reunion tour, their first since 1996 when Bryan Sutton was welcomed into the band on guitar. After a swing through the northwest over the weekend, they start up again on Wednesday

  • Joe Diffie with NewFound Road on the Opry

    | by

    Tonight (10/29) is a big night for Tim Shelton and NewFound Road. They make their Grand Ole Opry debut this evening, performing with Joe Diffie in support of, Homecoming, his new bluegrass project on Rounder. When I spoke with Tim earlier

  • Highway 111 banjo gig open

    | by

    A prominent banjo gig is coming available soon. Official announcement below: Sierra Hull & Highway 111 is seeking a professional banjo player to begin touring with the band in early 2011. The ideal candidate would be an experienced vocalist and proficient

  • Two more Stanley reissues from Rebel

    | by

    Rebel Records has two new entries to announce in its ongoing commitment to digitizing their complete catalog of classic bluegrass and old time music. The label intends to shoot for two new digital releases each month, a real treat for

  • Stefan Mönkemeyer – Life stories

    | by

    Stefan Mönkemeyer is a fingerstyle guitarist from Germany, with a new CD, Life stories - Acoustic solo guitar from the heart. There are 17 tracks on the album, including many of his own compositions along with a number of popular

  • Bluegrass at Vol State

    | by

    Bluegrass music continues to garner attention in the halls of academia. When I was a student in 1990's, there were only two options for pursuing bluegrass music at the college level, SPC and ETSU. I chose SPC and had a