Music

Lonesome River Band has just announced the release of a new CD, The Road With No End. The scheduled release date for this disc is July 18th, 2006, but the band has advance copies for sale at their shows now.

Belated congratulations to Lonesome County, who won the Bluegrass talent Contest at Renfro Valley, KY in mid-May. They traveled from their home in Michigan to compete, and came away with a trophy, and the chance to perform twice on the

The Isaacs report receiving several nominations for the 2006 SGN Scoops Diamond Awards, including Female Vocalist of the Year for Sonya Isaacs, Bluegrass Gospel Artist of the Year, and Video of the Year. Voting is done online, and anyone can

The Crooked Jades, purveyors of "vintage music" in the truest sense of the word, are set to embark on a tour of the UK in July. The band is configured as an old time string band, but their music and

We"ve previously told you about a new online instructional resource, The Bluegrass College. (here and here) Two of the sites founders, Brian Wicklund and Ian Nicholls, recently wrote us to give us some background information on the site and how it

While the official release date is set for August 22, 2006, Larry Stephenson has announced that he accepting advance orders for his new CD Life Stories. Audio clips are currently not available. Here is a list of the songs included

Del McCoury's many fans will surely enjoy reading a piece posted yesterday on CMT.com. Though largely focused on the band's new all-Gospel release, The Promised Land, the interview also touches on a number of other topics, including his decision to form

We have posted recently about the upcoming solo project from Nickel Creek mandolinist/vocalist Chris Thile. The CD is entitled, How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, and will be released September 12 on Sugar Hill Records. Chris assembled a

In 2001 Adam Steffey released a solo project entitled Grateful, on Mountain Home Records. It sold out and was unavailable for a time, but has now been brought back to retail. Grateful includes Steffey, 4 time IBMA Mandolin Player of

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have just released a new CD, A Stop In SouthPort Towne , on Blue Circle Records. Produced by Steve Dilling and Lorraine Jordan, this is the band's sophomore release. The musicians on the project include