Music

Rick and Shayne Bartley have been playing bluegrass in their native Kentucky since they were boys. Older brother Rick stayed at home, working in the mines, all the while continuing to pick, sing and write songs. Shayne took to the road,

Yesterday we had news about Terry Baucom departing Dale Ann Bradley's band, and today we have word about Mike Sumner stepping in to fill the void. Mike is a two-time winner of the prestigious National Banjo Championship in Winfield, KS. His

Adam Steffey will be hosting a special CD release event this evening in Nashville - and we are all invited! The CD, One More For the Road, was released on Tuesday and Sugar Hill and BMI have teamed up to sponsor

Terry Baucom has announced that he will be leaving Dale Ann Bradley's band to focus on a number of other performing opportunities for 2010. He will continue to play banjo on the Mountain Heart with Tony Rice shows, and will also

Mastershield Records has released a second volume from Bill Yates where he reprises some of the classic songs from The Country Gentlemen. Bill was a member of the band for 20 years, and his first Country Gentlemen tribute CD was

Here's some more info on the upcoming Del McCoury Band CD, Family Circle. It's due for release October 27 on Del's McCoury Music label, recorded with his regular band - sons Rob on banjo and Ronnie on mandolin, with Jason

The Bankester Family is one of 13 acts invited as an official showcase artist for next week's World Of Bluegrass in Nashville. To take full advantage of this opportunity, they have timed the release of their first music video for

Since 1992, Kirk and Becky Brandenberger have managed Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, a radio marketing and promotion service specializing in bluegrass music. Six times each year, a new volume of Prime Cuts has been delivered to hundreds of program directors and

Just last month, we published a Songwriter Profile featuring an interview with Mark "Brink" Brinkman. Brink is also profiled this week on Music from Foggy Hollow, hosted each week on WAMU's Bluegrass Country by Mike Kear. Mike plays some of Brink's

Ricky Skaggs was a guest on the Friday (9/18) edition of All Things Considered, aired on hundreds of NPR radio affiliates all over the US. He was interviewed by Melissa Block about his new CD, Solo - Songs My Dad