Bluegrass recording news

We heard last week from Jon Weisberger, who caught us up on a new project he is producing for Missy Werner. "Missy was in Nashville at Ben Surratt's Rec Room studio last week to do some recording for her next album.

When you hear "The Stetson Family," what do you think? Since you 're reading Bluegrass Today, you might think, "another family band from the Mid-West." If so, you'd be half right. The Stetson Family is a bluegrass band, but this bunch hails

A follow-up single has been released from Walk On Faith, the current bluegrass Gospel album from Brad Davis. It is the first project on the new BlueGrass Valley label, an imprint of Mansion Entertainment. Davis plays all the instruments and sings

Peter Rowan's latest CD, The Old School, finds the 71 year old former Blue Grass Boy surrounded by both first generation bluegrass veterans, and some of today's most notable grassers. All but one of the 12 tracks here are Rowan

Rural Rhythm Records has announced the launch of the Heritage Collection Series, which features material taken from the label's archives, re-packaged in CD format. These so-called "classic album reissues" will help to keep traditional roots music alive and preserved for

Smithsonian Folkways has announced the release of the 30-track Classic Banjo (SFW 40209), a compilation that captures the great versatility of the banjo and its part in shaping American musical identity, including the instrument's vital role in the 1960s folk

Mercury Classics has released The Impostor, a new project from Béla Fleck, including a pair of long-form Fleck compositions recorded with the Nashville Symphony and the Brooklyn Rider quartet. The Impostor is a concerto for banjo in three movements, performed with the symphony,

Leftover Salmon has a new single, Thornpipe, a driving banjo tune written and performed by Andy Thorn. It's the second in a set of four new tracks to be pre-released in collaboration with Colorado's Breckenridge Brewery. Free download codes are available in

Dark Shadow Records has released a first single to radio from Double Or Nothing, their first project for The Rigneys - and their first project ever! The label is a new venture from Stephen Mougin, an offshoot of his successful

Say that three times fast... Compass Records has just announced the October 1 release of a new solo project from Punch Bothers banjoist Noam Pikelny. And it's quite a departure from his prior album, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail,