• Joe Mullins says: Name That Bus!

    Joe Mullins is running a fan poll to choose a name for the bus he uses to haul himself and all his Radio Ramblers from place to place. He and the band have narrowed it down to five, and are inviting

  • Paper Airplane video released

    Rounder has released the debut music video from Alison Krauss' upcoming April album, Paper Airplane. It's for the title track, and is directed by Randee St. Nicholas, who has also directed videos for Reba McEntire, Prince, Alan Jackson and Miranda Lambert. The

  • 2011 IBMA showcase acts

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the artists invited to showcase during the main stage events at World Of Bluegrass 2011. These acts are chosen by a committee selected by the IBMA Board, who listen to dozens of recordings

  • Randy Jones to Lonesome River Band

    Lonesome River Band has announced Randy Jones from Kentucky as their new mandolinist and tenor singer. Bluegrass fans may recall Randy from Larry Sparks' Silver Reflections album in 1986, or more recently as guitarist with Kentucky Wind. He also owns and

  • Drive Time for Doyle

    We've tossed some good-natured barbs at Doyle Lawson of late since his decision to bring former Quicksilver bass player Carl White back on drums. Despite some of the grief we took, our intention was never to berate Doyle, but merely

  • Railroad Earth says howdy

    Jam band favorites Railroad Earth have just released a video bio in advance of their Spring tour, which is currently in the US Midwest. Tim Carbone and Andrew Altman talk a bit on camera about who they are, and all like

  • VW Boys Retroactive video

    We posted last week about Retroactive, the debut CD from The VW Boys, released earlier this week. The trio from East Tennesee has also created a video to introduce themselves to new fans, and share a few of the songs included

  • Gary Reid and The Stanley Brothers

    I had a chance yesterday to catch up with Gary Reid, known to bluegrass lovers as an award-winning writer and owner/operator of Copper Creek Records. With the marked decrease in sales of recorded music this past few years, Gary tells

  • It’s here – The Speed Of Bluegrass

    Today's the day! Our brand spanking new Bluegrass Blog theme song, The Speed Of Bluegrass, is now available as a digital single from iTunes or Amazon.com. We commissioned Jim VanCleve last year to compose a tune that would exemplify what we