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A few weeks back, we reported that Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers would be performing on the July 4 celebration at the US Capitol in Washinton, DC. In that report, Graham Sharp of the Rangers mentioned a new song

Here's one we missed when it was released in April, a recording by John Hartford, Tony Rice and Vassar Clements in 1988, with Roy Huskey Jr on bass and Mark Howard on mandolin. Titled simply Hartford, Rice and Clements, the album

WAMU's Bluegrass Country has posted video from Sarah Jarosz's visit to their studios last month, with her talented accompanists in tow. Here they are performing Annabelle Lee from her latest CD, Follow Me Down. It's a new composition by Sarah and

Darrell Webb has released a video of he and the band, recorded live at Darrell's home church, Seymour Heights Christian Church, in Seymour, TN. In it, they perform Merle Haggard's I'm Bringing Home Good News, one of the tracks on their

Uhhh.... yes. It's not an act, folks. All traveling bands have their own special ways for coping with the rigors of life on the road. Rock and metal groups are legendary for their self-destructive behavior, while gunfire and mayhem seems to

This weekend's edition of Bluegrass Master Class on WAMU's Bluegrass Country will feature a lengthy interview with The Gibson Brothers. Eric and Leigh sat down with Katy Daley at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival this Spring to talk about their current CD,

Tony Trischka produced Steve Martin's last bluegrass album, and has asked Steve to return the favor by posting a guest lesson at the Tony Trischka School Of Banjo. Martin has obliged, creating a video demonstrating the song Hide Behind A Rock

And yet even more Bean Blossom video from Rural Rhythm. Here's Lou Reid & Carolina doing God's Front Porch from their Sounds Like Heaven To Me CD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDmYnlmKC-8

Noted banjo stylist Tony Ellis is the featured performer tonight (6/22) on the Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage in Washington, DC. Ellis is a former Blue Grass Boy, and an alumnus of Mac Wiseman's band, working with both of these bluegrass legends

Here's another video from last week's Bean Blossom festival in Indiana, shot by the good folks at Rural Rhythm Records. They had a crew on hand documenting the live audio recording for an upcoming Bill Monroe Tribute project, due later