Music

Another piece of news we picked up here at IBMA is the imminent launch of Dan Tyminski's band. All of the Union Station guys have been looking at a blank schedule for 2008, with Alison Krauss planning to take the year

We got to see a great deal of good music last night. The official IBMA showcase presentation in the main ballroom featured one strong act after another, and we managed to catch one after hours show before the travails of

After dinner, we trekked back up to the Rural Rhythm suite to catch the newest iteration of Mountain Heart perform live. I had heard some live tracks of the band since Josh Shilling joined as a vocalist, but had not

We spent part of our lunch hour today visiting with Carrie Hassler and the folks at Rural Rhythm Records. One of the hardest things about trying to keep to a schedule at IBMA is the fact that any trip from point

I had a chance to talk this afternoon with Audie Blaylock, who has reformed his band, Redline, and is accepting dates for 2008 and beyond. His split with Michael Cleveland came too late in the year for Audie to make

The first piece of news we picked up when we arrived in Nashville came when we ran into Josh and Tony Williams in the exhibit area here at IBMA. Tony runs the popular Kentucky Lake Bluegrass Festival, and Josh has

We've got a stack of new recordings to check out during the drive to Nashville, and we'll pass along some comments during the week. In the stack are Raising Sand from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Bill Emerson & The Sweet

We just got a note from Jamie Dailey to say that their official band web site is now up and operational at www.daileyvincent.com. You can check their performance schedule, read biographical information on each of the band members and find out

The Clyde, North Carolina-based quintet Balsam Range has just announced the release of their debut CD, Marching Home. The band comprises Marc Pruett (banjo), Caleb Smith (guitar), Darren Nicholson (mandolin), Tim Surrett (upright bass and resonator guitar) and Buddy Melton (fiddle)

The first new set of post-Nickel Creek dates for Punch Brothers, the latest nom de guerre for Chris Thile's merry band of super-pickers, have been posted online. They show one date in New York City next weekend, a New Years Eve