Bluegrass band news

Rhonda Vincent & The Rage did a show this past Saturday for the Governor of her home state of Missouri. She and the band were invited to perform at the finale of Governor Jay Nixon's four day Conference on Agriculture

Also in the studio this month are The Bartley Bothers - Shayne and Rick. They have just finished tracking for their debut album with Rural Rhythm Records and will soon begin the mixing process. Shayne Bartley tells us that most of

Russell Moore has some very encouraging news about the condition of IIIrd Tyme Out sound man, Donnie Carver. Donnie suffered two heart attacks just before New Years and spent several days in the hospital. Russell told us this past Wednesday (1/6)

Barry Scott is shaking things up in his road band, Second Wind, at the start of the new year. Daniel Salyer is coming in to play guitar and sing tenor. Barry is moving to bass, filling the void left when original

Sammy Shelor tells us that Lonesome River Band is in the studio this week tracking material for a new CD on Rural Rhythm Records. They are cutting at Mountain Fever Studio in Riner, VA. "In the last two days we have

Russell Moore, fearless leader of IIIrd Tyme Out got back to us last night with some more info on Donnie Carver's health situation. "I talked to Donnie earlier this morning (January 5th) and he's back home and feeling much better. They

We told you over the weekend about the Facebook challenge issued by Cia Cherryholmes. She dared Josh Shilling to lock horns with her in a contest to see who could generate the most Facebook friends in 24 hours. Josh accepted reluctantly,

Donnie Carver, long time traveling sound man with IIIrd Tyme Out, was hospitalized near his home in North Carolina last week after suffering a heart attack. He suffered a second while in the hospital and his doctors had tentatively planned

Here's a New Years "good news/bad news" for you... Mountain Heart has been looking forward to their New Years Day performance on The Grand Ole Opry for some time. Just a day before their appearance comes word that fiddler Jim VanCleve

J.D. Crowe & The New South has two new members to announce for 2010. Kyle Perkins has come aboard to fill the bass spot recently vacated by John Bowman (now playing fiddle with The Boxcars). Just 24 years old, Kyle had