Music

According to Craig Bickhardt, It's All (Almost) In A Name. The subject is songwriting. More specifically, it's the naming of songs. Craig discusses the value of a compelling song title, and the disappointment of a bland one. He argues that far

In March we mentioned the forthcoming release of the 50-song box-set, a career retrospective by the Del McCoury Band. This set commemorates Del McCoury's 50 years in the bluegrass music business with a 5 CD set aptly titled Celebrating 50

Doyle Lawson's latest Rounder release, Lonely Street, hits today (5/5). In keeping with his current practice of alternating themes every other CD, this project is a primarily secular recording. The material is drawn from some of today's top songwriters, with a

This post is part of our occasional feature, Songwriter Profiles. If you have a suggestion for a bluegrass songwriter we might want to consider, please contact us. The Gibson Brothers - Eric on banjo, Leigh on guitar - began their musical

Following his appearance on Saturday night (5/2) at The Station Inn for the launch of the Paul Warren tribute CD, 89 year old bluegrass legend Curly Seckler will be on the road again this month. On this coming Saturday, May 9,

The Farewell Drifters are hard at work on their next CD, but with inevitable delays pushing back a release date, the guys have decided to issue a single on a 3-track EP. Keeping with the metaphor of a single from

I commented a few weeks back on the volume of new CDs scheduled for release this Spring. What I didn't mention at the time is how many are from female artists. Of course, we've had talented women involved in bluegrass since

After supporting one bluegrass music veteran on several dates recently, Rebel recording artists Steep Canyon Rangers will be appearing with banjo player-cum-actor Steve Martin on the west coast at Club Nokia in Los Angeles next Monday, May 11. The show to

This column, containing brief reviews of recent CD releases by Richard Thompson, is published in the current (Spring 2009) edition of British Bluegrass News. As it is a lengthy piece, we will break it into two parts, and run the

Ned Luberecki, noted banjo picker and Sirius XM bluegrass radio host, will be combining these two professional callings during his Sunday shows this month. Starting this weekend, Ned will bring the banjo along for his Sunday afternoon shift on Bluegrass Junction,