Bluegrass band news

I had a nice conversation this afternoon with fiddlemeister Jim VanCleve, during which he shared word about his and Josh Shilling's unexpected trip to St. Croix to play music. Apparently Jim has a business acquaintance who is involved in bringing

A video overview of Gold Heart's recent tour to the UK is now available online. It was created by Gold Heart along with Jens Koch, who played banjo with the band while they were gone across the sea. The video

Terry Baucom is the new banjo player with Dale Ann Bradley. He has been doing most of her shows this past few months, and with a few exceptions, will be with her for all live appearances in the foreseeable future. Though

Following his appearance on Saturday night (5/2) at The Station Inn for the launch of the Paul Warren tribute CD, 89 year old bluegrass legend Curly Seckler will be on the road again this month. On this coming Saturday, May 9,

After supporting one bluegrass music veteran on several dates recently, Rebel recording artists Steep Canyon Rangers will be appearing with banjo player-cum-actor Steve Martin on the west coast at Club Nokia in Los Angeles next Monday, May 11. The show to

This past Friday, Special Consensus spent the day in Nashville doing radio spots and celebrating the release of their latest CD. Fearless leader Greg Cahill sent along this report. The Station Inn in Nashville was the site for The Special C

John Miller, who has most recently been playing mandolin and singing tenor with Junior Sisk & Rambler's Choice, tells us that he is leaving the group. No word yet about a replacement. John says that his future plans are in flux,

When I started learning to play bluegrass music as a teenager in the mid-1970s, the bluegrass mecca was the Washington, DC area. Seldom Scene and The Country Gentlemen were headquartered there, both considered wildly progressive by the traditionalists of that

Josh Miller, banjo picker with NewFound Road, and his wife Jessie are celebrating the birth of their first child. Joshua Andrew Miller was born Monday morning (4/20), weighing in at 9 lbs 14 oz. We'll post a photo as soon as

Steve Dilling had agreed to share the ups and downs, in and outs of a long IIIrd Tyme Out road trip with our readers. They traveled from coast to coast, and back again, this first two weeks of April. Here