We all know The Grascals as a fun-loving bunch... but Rowdy Friends? Count on it. They will be touring in April with Hank Williams Jr. as a package show with country artists Jamey Johnson and Eric Church. Billed as Rowdy Friends
Bluegrass band news
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Blue Moon Rising – back with a new lineup
After being decimated late last year by the departure of three of its four members, Chris West is back with a new version of Blue Moon Rising. He's picked up three young crackerjack pickers and is heading in to the
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Bluegrass artists blogging the Grammies
Both Barry Scott & Second Wind and Kym Warner of The Greencards are blogging their experiences at The Grammies this weekend. You can follow Barry and the gang's exploits starting at 5:00 p.m. today (1/30) on their Facebook page, and
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Justin Moses – planning for 2010 and beyond
We caught up with Justin Moses earlier this week, to find out what he has planned now that Dan Tyminski has folded up his band to focus on Alison Krauss & Union Station. Justin had been playing fiddle, banjo and
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Busy month for Jim VanCleve: studio, Scotland, workshop
Jim VanCleve, fiddler with Mountain Heart, has had quite a busy 2010 so far. As related in our recent communications, it appears that there is no rest in sight. But Jim wouldn't have it any other way. In addition to recording
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C-Sky to Dualtone
Dualtone Records has announced that the next CD from Cadillac Sky, Letters In The Deep, will be released on the Nashville-based label in mid-2010. There has been a lot of buzz about this project, given the band's increasingly envelope-pushing repertoire, and
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Sawmill Road in the studio
California's Sawmill Road is in the studio this month as well, working on their third recording at Eric Uglum's New Wine Studios in Apple Valley. Despite a well-received showcase at IBMA in 2008, the band is not well known beyond the
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Snyder Family Band sign for the Coolers
The Snyder Family Band is the latest band to sign for Mountain Roads Recordings. The Lexington, North Carolina, based Snyder Family Band has recently signed for Mountain Roads Recordings, the Bristol, Tennessee, based label run by Karl and Gail Cooler. The family
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Dailey & Vincent – now with added deepness!
We told you last Friday that Dailey & Vincent had hired Christian Davis to sing bass in their quartets. On Saturday (1/23) I caught their show in Rocky Mount, VA and spoke to Jamie and Darrin about their latest hire. The
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The Grascals – Country Crossings Grand Opening in Alabama
Nancy Cardwell, Special Projects Director for the IBMA - and a talented free lance musician and journalist - spent last weekend with The Grascals in Dothan, AL. They were there to kick-off a new venture with great possibilities for the