Music

We posted last Friday with the sad news that Pinecastle Records was closing its doors, effective February 1, after 20 years producing and marketing bluegrass music worldwide. The company was started in 1989 by Tom Riggs after a successful career as

Blue Highway's official 15th Anniversary Concert had originally been scheduled for December 18 in Roanoke, VA. But there came a big snow... 18 inches of the white stuff fell, and the concert had to be postponed, but has now been rescheduled

We all know The Grascals as a fun-loving bunch... but Rowdy Friends? Count on it. They will be touring in April with Hank Williams Jr. as a package show with country artists Jamey Johnson and Eric Church. Billed as Rowdy Friends

After being decimated late last year by the departure of three of its four members, Chris West is back with a new version of Blue Moon Rising. He's picked up three young crackerjack pickers and is heading in to the

Hats off to Steve Martin, who won the Best Bluegrass Album award yesterday (1/31) at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards for The Crow - New Songs For The Five-String Banjo. It was a good day for banjo players overall at the

Both Barry Scott & Second Wind and Kym Warner of The Greencards are blogging their experiences at The Grammies this weekend. You can follow Barry and the gang's exploits starting at 5:00 p.m. today (1/30) on their Facebook page, and

We just received this notice from Cort Riggs, son of Pinecastle Records and Music Shed founder Tom Riggs. Given recent events related to my father’s health and the current business environment, we find it necessary to cease operation of Pinecastle Records

For those interested in the process of recording bluegrass music, mic choice  and placement is an important key. Grammy Award winning producer and IBMA winning dobro player, Randy Kohrs recently recorded a short how-to video for Royer Labs on this

We caught up with Justin Moses earlier this week, to find out what he has planned now that Dan Tyminski has folded up his band to focus on Alison Krauss & Union Station. Justin had been playing fiddle, banjo and

Great news for fans of Béla Fleck's Throw Down Your Heart CD, and his brother Sascha Palatino's accompanying film of the same name. Béla has released 14 new tracks that he recorded during his 2005 musical journey of discovery in the