I Wonder Where You Are Tonight from The McCourys
Del, Ronnie, and Rob McCoury set up shop at Carter’s Vintage Guitars in Nashville recently to shoot a performance video of the bluegrass classic, I Wonder Where You Are Tonight, to help spread the word about next month’s big shindig in Phoenix, AZ, the Del McCoury Pickin’ Party. Officially titled The McCoury & Douglas Family […]
The McCourys and Jerry Douglas invite you to a Family Pickin’ Party
Del McCoury and the boys, along with Jerry Douglas, have put together a unique new bluegrass immersion experience for serious students and fans, set to run just after New Years of 2026. They’ve also invited other top pickers like Sierra Hull, Bryan Sutton, David Grisman, and Molly Tuttle for a four-day workshop, concert, and jamming […]
Rounder 0044 revisited – a look at the unlisted song credits
With 2025 being the 50th anniversary of one of the most trend-setting albums in bluegrass history, the original J.D. Crowe & The New South, or simply Rounder 0044, as it is known to pickers, industry folks, and deeply invested fans, there has been a good bit of press about this classic recording, issued initially on […]
J.D. Crowe & The New South (ROU-0044) to the Grammy Hall of Fame
J.D. Crowe & The New South, the definitive statement of modern bluegrass released in 1975, and commonly known by its catalog number, Rounder 0044, has been selected for inclusion in the Grammy Hall of Fame. This is the album that cemented young bluegrass upstarts Tony Rice, Ricky Skaggs, and Jerry Douglas as legitimate bluegrass stars, […]
The Set – Jerry Douglas
Few artists in any area of endeavor can come close to matching Jerry Douglas‘ comprehensive credentials. In addition to his fourteen solo offerings, he’s contributed to some 1,600 albums and worked with artists as diverse as Paul Simon, Jesse Winchester, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Garth Brooks, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Phish, Dolly Parton, Mumford & […]
While My Guitar Gently Weeps video from Jerry Douglas Band
Great news for reso-guitar lovers! The master, Jerry Douglas, has released a new single and music video from The Set, his first album in seven years, due September 20. To introduce this project Jerry has chosen an instrumental cover of the George Harrison classic, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, recorded with his Jerry Douglas Band. […]
J. D. Crowe & the New South (ROU 0044) selected by the Library of Congress
J.D. Crowe & The New South, often best known to bluegrass lovers by its catalog number, Rounder 0044, has been chosen for by the Library of Congress to be among the 25 commercial audio recordings to go into their National Recording Registry in 2024. This listing ensures that these recordings are to be preserved in […]
Photos from Remembering Earl in Shelby, NC
Tony Trischka’s Earl Jam band in Shelby, NC (1/13/24) – photo © Bryce LaFoon Bryce LaFoon was on hand with his camera this past Saturday for The Earl Scruggs Center’s Remembering Earl concert, benefitting the Center, and celebrating both their 10th anniversary and the 100th birthday of the great Earl Scruggs. He shared this gallery […]
Celebrate Earl Scruggs’ 100th birthday at The Ryman
The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville has scheduled a special appreciation concert on January 6, 2024 to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the one and only Earl Scruggs. This unique show featuring a bevy of top bluegrass talent will serve as a benefit for the Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC. Considered by […]
Jerry Douglas talks Earl Scruggs and the Earls of Leicester
The late James Brown aside, Jerry Douglas could be considered the hardest working man in show business. Considered the foremost practitioner of dobro and lap steel guitar, he’s a producer, constant sideman and collaborator (working with everyone from Paul Simon, Ray Charles, Dolly Parton, James Taylor, and Eric Clapton, to Keb Mo, the Del McCourty […]
