Music

This post is a contribution from Amos Hopkins and Katy Graves, whose fundraising hike-a-thon of The Appalachian Trail, The Bluegrass Music Trail, is raising money to purchase bluegrass instruments and instruction for needy children in the Appalachian region. Find all

CMH Records will release a new CD tomorrow (6/6), sure to be of interest to singing-in-the-shower lovers of bluegrass Gospel music everywhere. Entitled Bluegrass Gospel Karaoke, the new release is just that, offering both instrumental and vocal treatments of eight

Nothin' Fancy has launched a message board on their web site for fans and friends to discuss the band, their new CD, or anything else that may strike their fancy. The board is still new, and message traffic is still

We found a number of articles on various news sites which we think will be of interest to our readers. Here they are, in no particular order: CMT.com has an interview with Rhonda Vincent featured on their site, in which she

Chris Thile, the virtuosic mandolinist and driving force behind the acoustic pop sensation, Nickel Creek, will be out with a bluegrass band this summer in support of his upcoming solo release. The music may not fit everyone's description of the

The Del McCoury band has just announced that it's first all gospel album, The Promised Land, is available for pre-order directly from the band. The street date for the CD to hit the stores is June 13th, but all pre-release

Amos Hopkins and Katy Graves are a pair of educators, artists and committed bluegrass music supporters from Cincinnati, OH. Both were raised by families who played bluegrass, and with an appreciation for the unique culture and musical artistry of the

Larry Cordle returns to the stage this weekend after recuperating from prostate surgery. He had received a diagnosis that cancer had been found about a month ago, and missed most of May following his surgery. Larry, along with Lonesome Standard

Wild Card is the new album by James Reams, Walter Hensley & The Barons Of Bluegrass. The band includes longtime bluegrass sidemen Jon Glik, Mark Farrell and Carl Hayano, and includes some traditional material, a few originals, and couple of

Billboard Books has just released This Business Of Songwriting, by Jason Blume, billed as an "exhaustive guide to navigating the murky waters of copyright law, publishing contracts and other realities of the business world that don"t always come naturally to