Bluegrass Today columnist Lisa Jacobi has had her Artist2Artist podcast picked up by Stitcher Radio, whose free app for smart phones and tablets makes over 20,000 audio interview programs available for streaming. Stitcher charges no subscription fees for their service, which is
Seth Taylor, lead guitarist with Dailey & Vincent, is in the studio completing his first solo project in Nashville, with Jim VanCleve producing. The 20 year old wunderkind first hit the scene playing with Pine Mountain Railroad while he was still in high
For 37 years, Don and Barbara Tucker had run the Huck Finn Jubilee in south central California on Father's Day weekend. For most of its tenure, their bluegrass festival was held at the Mojave Narrows Regional Park in Victorville, but after Don passed
When her debut solo project was released in 2012, we celebrated Rachel Burge as a solid new contender among bluegrass singers and songwriters. At the time, she was a member of West Virginia's No One You Know band, and teaching choral
Gene Johnson, a founding member of country group Diamond Rio - and a former mandolinist/vocalist with J.D. Crowe & the New South - is set to undergo open heart surgery in June, with Chris Davis, recently of Junior Sisk &
When we reported in March that Russ Carson had been picked as the new banjo picker with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, we noted that he officially was coming on board on a 90 day trial basis. Those of us well familiar
Sevier County is a unique spot in East Tennessee. The cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg - each well under 10,000 in population - exist almost solely as tourist destinations. Think of a beach town without the beach -
James King was taken to hospital this past Sunday morning suffering from both gall bladder and kidney stone issues. He had performed with the band on Saturday in Illinois, and had ridden to Branson, MO for two dates at Silver Dollar
Earlier today, the great Ralph Stanley accepted an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Yale University in New Haven, CT. This is actually the second time he has been so honored, having taken on the title of Dr. Ralph Stanley
G2 travelled from their native Sweden in April to record their next album, Mind Over Matter in Nashville. Previous projects had been tracked in Sweden, so this was a major change. Instead of recording a song here or there as
