Music

Rebel Records has two new CDs set for an October 12 release. One is a new project from Big Country Bluegrass, and the other a most-welcome reissue of music from Lost and Found. Bass man Allen Mills is the sole founding

Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of resonator guitarist and bandleader Phil Leadbetter to the newly-reformed label. Phil says that the contract isn't for a specific number of projects, and that he anticipates wearing a number of hats during his Pinecastle

Rhonda Vincent is taking her music to New York City for the official premier of her new CD, Taken. She has three shows scheduled in the Big Apple on September 21 to kick off the new CD release promotion. At 10:00

Lonesome River Band is traveling with a new bass player, Barry Reed, who had worked previously with Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper. Barry had left the road - and his gig with Michael - when his first child was born, but

Marty Raybon is set to release a single from his upcoming compilation release, Pick Of The Litter: A Collection of Fan Favorites. This will be all bluegrass/acoustic project combining selections from a number of Marty's previous releases, plus a couple

Virtuosic young fiddler Alex Hargreaves has been named the recipient of the Jimmy Lyons Scholarship at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. This is a competitive award, named in honor of the founder of the Monterey Jazz Festival, and

Back in July, we posted about the job being advertised for a Bluegrass Lecturer at East Tennessee State University. The full time (9 month) position has been filled, with the post going to Brandon Green of Sophia, WV. Brandon has performed

As many organizations begin to acknowledge the coming Bill Monroe centennial, Raven Records of Australia releases two landmark albums of music from the father of bluegrass music. Coupled together on one CD are Bill Monroe and Friends (released on LP in

Nick Keen has officially accepted the mandolin position with The Josh Williams Band. He has actually been touring with Josh for the past month, and has now been announced as the newest member. A North Carolina resident and native, Nick had

The highly anticipated, self-titled debut CD from The Boxcars won't drop until October 19, but Mountain Home Records has just released a first single to radio. The song is December 13th, one of nine band originals out of thirteen tracks on