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The Travelin' McCourys will team up again to offer three days of instrumental bluegrass instruction prior to Delfest 2010 in Cumberland, MD. The band, more widely known as The Del McCoury Band minus Del, consists of Ronnie McCoury on mandolin, Rob McCoury on banjo, Jason Carter on fiddle and Alan Bartram on bass. They will [...]
David Via is one of those guys whose name bluegrass fans may recognize, but without necessarily being familiar with his music. Unless you follow the jamgrass scene, where Via is a hero, or the cult of acoustic/bluegrass songwriters where he also has a very strong following. Via (rhymes with sky) is the winner of the [...]
Lonesome River Band is one of bluegrass music's longest running touring acts. They recently completed 28 years recording and performing under that name, serving as a proving ground for some of today's most celebrated bluegrass artists in the process. Adam Steffey, Dan Tymisnki, Ronnie Bowman, Kenny Smith, Don Rigsby, Jeff Parker, Rickie Simpkins, Steve Dilling, [...]
If you've ever wanted to sing bluegrass harmony and didn't know how to learn, or if you've been trying and need some help figuring out the parts, Stephen Mougin has come to your rescue. Stephen plays guitar and sings with Sam Bush. He knows his way around bluegrass harmony, and he's come up with a [...]
One More For The Road, the new Adam Steffey CD isn't due until September 22, but the good folks at Sugar Hill have agreed to let us offer a few sneak peeks here on Bluegrass Today. The album showcases Adam as both a vocalist and a fiery mandolinist, accompanied by an all-star cast of pickers [...]
Steep Canyon Rangers have re-upped with Rebel Records, and will begin work on their fourth Rebel project later this month. They have tapped Ronnie Bowman again as producer, reprising his role in the success of the band's last project, Lovin' Pretty Women. Tracking is scheduled to begin in late February at Wyatt Rice's studio just [...]
The Pick One concert tour we told you about in December has largely come and gone, taking a star-studded bluegrass package show to Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Georgia in early January. Instead of presenting bands that perform together normally, artists as varied as Ronnie Bowman, Mike Bub, Missy Raines, Terry Baucom, Rob McCoury, Alan [...]
The package show was a staple of the early rock and roll, and rhythm and blues scenes. These were touring shows where a number of popular artists would appear on the same bill - often sponsored by a record label - each performing just a few numbers, typically their current singles. This type of show [...]
The folks at Rural Rhythm Records invited us up to their suite yesterday afternoon (9/29) for a meet-and-greet and scaled-back acoustic set with Melonie Cannon. The first thing on the agenda was a brief preview of the music video she recently filmed with Willie Nelson. It's for a song of his, Back To Earth, featured [...]
Our own intrepid correspondent, Richard Thompson [bluegrassmercury], is with us in Nashville, having traveled from the UK to attend the IBMA convention this week. This is his first trip to IBMA in 20 years, and we thought that his impressions and considerations would be of interest both to others who are likewise in attendance, and [...]
