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The next edition of Cindy Baucom's Knee Deep In Bluegrass will focus on Tom T. and Dixie Hall, celebrated songwriters whose commitment to bluegrass of late has been widely reported. Not only have they written dozens of songs recorded by

It looks like there will be shortly, as resonator guitarist Matt Leadbetter has informed the band that he would no longer be able to perform with them owing to work and family obligations. Tim Tipton sent along this statement from Brand

Here's an advance look and listen to a song from the upcoming Mountain Heart project, an EP expected in early July. The song is That Just Happened, written by Josh Shilling and Jim VanCleve, shot at The Melting Point in

Cherryholmes is taking the music from Cherryholmes IV Common Threads, their upcoming CD, to the radio airwaves this week, in advance of its June 1 release on Skaggs Family Records. They will be on tonight's Tuesday Opry (4/27), and on

Alan Bibey tells us that Grasstowne has completed their roster for the 2010 season. "We'd like to announce that Adam Haynes formerly with Dailey & Vincent and Larry Stephenson is the new fiddle player/vocalist with Grasstowne. We've been friends with Adam

The Bluegrass Brothers have become favorites wherever super hard-driving traditional bluegrass music is in fashion. The Virginia band has been performing together since 1989, and despite numerous personnel changes over the years, the one constant was always Victor Dowdy on

John Cowan has quite a history in and around bluegrass music. He first burst onto the scene in 1974 as the bass player with Newgrass Revival, with whom he toured and recorded until 1990. His soaring vocals became as much

Rounder Records has announced that an extra bonus track from Willie Nelson's new Americana release, Country Music, will be bundled with all downloads in iTunes. Country Music was released this week (4/20) and showcases the legendary performer in a rootsy, acoustic

Skaggs Family Records is offering a free track download from the upcoming Cherryholmes CD, Cherryholmes IV Common Threads. The track is Live It, the first single from the new album, featuring the plaintive voice of Molly Cherryholmes, the youngest of

Actually a much older one... Banjoist Jake Schepps is in the studio recording his stringband arrangements of 20th century composer Bela Bartok's music. He will include pieces from the Mikrokosmos, Music for Children, Romanian Folk Dance #1, and 6 of the