• Announcing Still-House

    It's always exciting when a new bluegrass band hits the scene, especially when it is made up of dynamic young pickers and singers who have already demonstrated their bona fides. Still-House is just such a group, formed from the members of

  • Elizabeth from Runaway Freight

    We got a note from Matt Ford, guitarist and vocalist with Runaway Freight. He wanted to let us know about the band's new single, Elizabeth, which he co-wrote with Dennis Goodwin. The song tells the story of an Irish immigrant ship

  • Buy a box set, win a Collings uke

    The various box set offers for Letters In The Deep from Cadillac Sky are just now shipping - in advance of the official June 8 release date. This is the band's first album with their new label, Dualtone, and they have

  • The Cubero Brothers

    Here's a fun story from Spain. We heard from Roberto Cubero, who performs along with his brother Enrique as Los Hermanos Cubero (The Cubero Brothers). Roberto plays mandolin and Enrique guitar, and they recently won first prize in the Premio

  • New single from The Bartley Brothers

    Also sending a new single to radio is The Bartley Brothers, whose debut CD on Rural Rhythm is due in August. The band consists of Shayne and Rick Bartley on mandolin and guitar respectively, with Josh Hymer on banjo and Jayd

  • The Chapmans on Bass Country FM

    Be on the lookout for The Chapmans on the radio this Sunday (4/11). They will be hosting and performing live on Bass Country FM from Springfield, MO from 9:00-11:00 p.m. (EDT). The show will be broadcast over the air at 92.9

  • Jayme Stone in the studio

    Jayme Stone has also been in the studio of late, working on a new album. The award-winning Canadian banjoist tells us that the music is loosely based on folk dances from around the world: Norway, Sweden, Italy, Bulgaria, Brazil, Tunisia

  • New single from Lonesome River Band

    The first single from the next Lonesome River Band CD has gone out to radio. It's a medium-tempo ballad called Record Time Machine written  by Marvin Clark, and tells the story of "that old RCA phonograph record time machine" that takes

  • Rhonda Vincent, live in the studio

    Rhonda Vincent invited her many fans into the studio yesterday when she was recording vocals for her upcoming album. No...  of course they wouldn't all fit in her home studio, but she was webcasting live for several hours while the vocals

  • Flamekeeper in the studio

    We caught up with Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper earlier this week. They are at Hilltop Studios in Nashville working on their next project for Rounder Records, which they hope to see released sometime this fall, though no date has been