• Tom Adams lays the banjo down

    Tom Adams, celebrated former banjo player with The Johnson Mountain Boys, Blue Highway and others, has announced his plans to set the banjo down, and perhaps focus on guitar instead. He has been suffering from focal dystonia for the past

  • Krauss-Plant samples at Rounder.com

    Rounder has posted audio samples online from their upcoming Robert Plant/Alison Krauss release, due October 23. Bluegrass purists may argue that information about this CD has no place on Bluegrass Today, as there is little - if any - bluegrass

  • Audie Blaylock & Redline

    When we reported over the weekend that Audie Blaylock had left Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Audie had not made a statement regarding his future plans. It turns out that he is reassembling his band, Redline, and is now accepting dates for

  • Jim Hurst: A Box Of Chocolates

    Jim Hurst is a great bluegrass guitar player, as attested by his multiple wins at IBMA, but he's also very gifted in other styles of music. On his latest CD, A Box Of Chocolates, you get a little taste of

  • Mare Winningham sings at AR bluegrass fest

    Here's a follow-up to a post from this past June, about movie and television actress Mare Winningham having released a spiritual CD of folk and bluegrass tinged music, but framed by her perspective as a recent convert to Judaism. The CD

  • The Isaacs add Troy Engle

    Troy Engle has joined The Isaacs, playing both guitar and banjo, replacing Kevin Haynie who recently left the band. He had previously been a member of The Mark Newton band, and worked with Buddy Jewell and Patty Loveless. The Isaacs report

  • Audie Blaylock departs Flamekeeper

    The unwieldy band name "Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock" has become a bit less of a tongue twister for emcees everywhere. Michael announced yesterday (8/25) that Audie has left the group, and that singer/guitarist/songwriter Todd Rakestraw will step