http://bluegrasstoday.com Your independent source of bluegrass news. Wed, 22 May 2013 21:09:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://bluegrasstoday.com/friday-at-gettysburg-13/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/friday-at-gettysburg-13/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 21:09:46 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=52819 Here is another set of Frank Baker’s images from the 2013 Spring Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival.  ]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/friday-at-gettysburg-13/feed/ 2 http://bluegrasstoday.com/wsm-live-compilation-includes-mccoury-grascals-cuts/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/wsm-live-compilation-includes-mccoury-grascals-cuts/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:02:51 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=52784 The legendary WSM AM 650 in Nashville, home of the Grand Ole Opry since 1925, has assembled a compilation album of live performances broadcast on the station over the last few years. Live From The Archives, Vol. 1 is set for a June 25 release. [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/wsm-live-compilation-includes-mccoury-grascals-cuts/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/new-representation-for-dailey-vincent-sleepy-man-banjo-boys/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/new-representation-for-dailey-vincent-sleepy-man-banjo-boys/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:22 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=52795 A pair of bluegrass acts on opposite ends of the stardom spectrum have announced new representation this week. Dailey & Vincent can plainly be described as superstars in bluegrass music, with album sales, awards, and touring success to back it up. Sleepy Man Banjo Boys [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/new-representation-for-dailey-vincent-sleepy-man-banjo-boys/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/thursday-at-gettysburg/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/thursday-at-gettysburg/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 22:10:08 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=52815 Frank Baker has once again shot for us at the 2013 Spring Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. Here is a gallery of his photos from Thursday, May 16.  ]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/thursday-at-gettysburg/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/clay-hess-has-seen-the-light/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/clay-hess-has-seen-the-light/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:30 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=52805 I Saw The Light is the name of the first single from The Clay Hess Band’s upcoming debut CD. And no, it’s not another cover of the Hank Williams classic. It’s a new song from Craig Market and Wayne Winkle, in which the narrator has [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/clay-hess-has-seen-the-light/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/shady-green-from-edgar-loudermilk/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/shady-green-from-edgar-loudermilk/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:10:16 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=52794 Mountain Fever has a new single today from an upcoming album by IIIrd Tyme Out bassist/vocalist Edgar Loudermilk. Edgar will remain a big part of IIIrd Tyme Out’s success, and records side projects to highlight his lead singing and songwriting prowess. Each of the tracks [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/shady-green-from-edgar-loudermilk/feed/ 2 http://bluegrasstoday.com/happy-news-from-jayd-raines/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/happy-news-from-jayd-raines/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:31:42 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=52788 When we reported last week that Randy Barnes was taking over on bass with Marty Raybon, we wondered what had become of Jayd Raines, who had just joined the band earlier this year. We caught up with him over the weekend, and discovered that he [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/happy-news-from-jayd-raines/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/bluegrass-album-band-in-sevierville/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/bluegrass-album-band-in-sevierville/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 23:17:23 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=52796 Mike Kelly was kind enough to send a few of the photos he shot on Saturday when the Bluegrass Album Band and some loyal fans braved the rain for a reunion show at the Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass Festival. The weather was wet and drizzly [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/bluegrass-album-band-in-sevierville/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/new-single-from-mark-houser/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/new-single-from-mark-houser/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:21:34 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=52782 Mark Houser is releasing a new single to radio on Tuesday. It’s the title track to his 2012 Rural Rhythm album, Uneven Road, which we reviewed earlier this year. This appealing singer and songwriter is supported here by A-list pickers. Cory Walker played banjo, Barry [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/new-single-from-mark-houser/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/nuts-and-bolts-of-songwriting-by-niall-toner/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/nuts-and-bolts-of-songwriting-by-niall-toner/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:53 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=52776 Irish songwriter Niall Toner has written a book about his chosen profession, set for a June 8 launch at The Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas, held during the Carlow Arts Festival in County Carlow, in the southeast of Ireland. The Nuts and Bolts of [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/nuts-and-bolts-of-songwriting-by-niall-toner/feed/ 0