• The Raconteurs retell Old Enough

    Rock group The Raconteurs are retelling a recent single, Old Enough. The song is from their CD Consolers of the Lonely, released in March of 2008. Old Enough was released as a single barely a week ago. The release included

  • Free online music courses

    We got a note this morning from Kelly Sonora at MatchACollege.com about their latest listing of Open Couseware Collections for musicians online. The list contains links to 50 sites offering free courses, classes and lectures from a wide range of educational

  • New Quicksilver CD in 2009

    Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver are hard at it in the studio, finishing up their next release for Rounder Records at the Crossroads Music studio in Arden. NC. Current plans are to wrap the project this month with an eye on

  • Bluegrass Lesson Plans

    November 30 is the deadline for submissions in this year's Bluegrass Lesson Plan Competition. The contest is part of IBMA's efforts to bring the music we love to the next generation through it's Bluegrass In The Schools program. School teachers, home

  • Blue Night from bluegrasscollege.org

    The folks at bluegrasscollege.org have put together a video sample from their latest online lesson. The song is Blue Night, sung by Tim O'Brien, with instrumental solos taught by Bill Evans (banjo), Rob Ickes (resonator guitar), Tyler Grant (guitar), Matt

  • Pinecastle springs CDs for early release

    We posted about ten days ago with release dates for four new projects due from Pinecastle Records in 2009. Not long after that, we heard from a reader who wondered why a title we had just indicated wouldn't be released until

  • Thomas Wywrot to The Isaacs

    Yet more news of band personnel changes... The Isaacs have announced that Thomas Wywrot has joined the band playing banjo and guitar. Current lineup now includes Ben Isaacs on bass, Sonya Isaacs on mandolin, Becky Isaacs Bowman on guitar, Jesse Stockman on

  • Larry Stephenson – Back to the future

    And the band scramble continues... We checked in with Larry Stephenson to see who would be joining his group when Kristin Scott Benson leaves later this month to become the newest Grascal. "Rick Allred will be playing banjo with us. I started my

  • New bass player with Punch Brothers

    Punch Brothers have brought on young bass monster Paul Kowert to take the spot of departing founding member Greg Garrison. The band otherwise remains the same (Chris Thile on mandolin, Noam Pikelny on banjo, Chris Eldridge on guitar and Gabe