Bluegrass band news

Carrie Hassler and her fine young band have been touring in France this past week, and are blogging about their Gallic adventures online. They have already posted a bunch of photos and several videos with more to come before they

Ron Spears has gone to work with James King, taking the spot recently vacated by Kevin Prater. Ron will be playing mandolin (and some guitar), and singing tenor with the band. According to James' wife, Julie, he an Kevin jointly decided

Ashley Brown sent along a number of photos of the instruments that were stolen from The Randy Kohrs Band on Saturday evening (7/25). You can see details on the theft, a complete list of what was stolen, and contact information should

Ace banjo player Jake Schepps sent along this fascinating report from his recent trip to Borneo with the Jeff and Vida Band, along with some photos and a video. Two weeks ago, the Jeff and Vida Band performed at the 12th annual

NewFound Road has created a video promo which includes live footage from a recent stage show. It was shot and edited by Matt Zervos, who also produced the new Dale Ann Bradley video for Don't Turn Your Back. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hptZa50zlyY

Randy Kohrs was among the artists who generously donated their time this past weekend to perform at the Musicians Against Childhood Cancer festival near Columbus, OH. Proceeds from this annual event benefit the St. Judes Children's Research Hospital in Memphis,

With Tom Adams making the move to Flamekeeper, we asked Bill Emerson who would be stepping in to play guitar with Sweet Dixie. And he tells us that guitarist John Miller is joining the group as of August 1. John was

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper have announced that Tom Adams will be their newest member, playing guitar and singing lead vocals. Tom and Michael have a long musical association going back to Adams' time as a crackerjack, award-winning banjo player. The two

While at the White House yesterday for their command performance, Ron Block went into tourist mode briefly to snap a few photos for Bluegrass Today. Ron said that their mobility was somewhat restricted, as might be expected, and they were only

We had a number of posts last month about a serious auto accident on June 22 involving two members of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys. Ralph's grandson Nathan Stanley, who plays mandolin and sings with the band, fiddler Dewey Brown, and