Idyletimes, whose members hail from Ohio and West Virginia, have released their debut album for Poor Mountain Records, appropriately titled Poor Mountain Home. A first single, Lorraine, is now available to radio programmers at Airplay Direct. It tells of a firefighter
The entertainment lineup for the free-to-the-public portion of the Wide Open Bluegrass festival during World of Bluegrass next month in Raleigh has been announced. As we detailed in an earlier article, music will be offered at five different locations on
Aussie grassers Mustered Courage are making a trip to the US at the end of the summer. They'll have to head back before the big IBMA bash in Raleigh, but they will play a Nashville showcase during the Americana Music Festival
Ned Luberecki, noted banjo picker, radio host and bluegrass bon vivant, has released a new book for five stringers convinced that a single banjo is simply not enough. Nedski's Double Banjo Book of Fun offers twin banjo arrangements for a dozen
Virginia's Hackensaw Boys have pressed limited quantities of a live album recorded in January for sale during their brief European tour this week. Entitled Live 'Till The Sweet By And By, the LP-only release features the rough and rowdy, roots and bluegrass
Ricky Skaggs is on tour again this month; nothing new there. But this time around, he's on the book circuit, doing interviews and signings at major booksellers around the country for his newly-released autobiography, Kentucky Traveler - My Life In
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
The IBMA has published the schedule for the Bluegrass Ramble after-hours showcase performances during the 2013 World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC. For the first time this year, these events will be held primarily off site, at a number of
The Steep Canyon Rangers have released a second teaser video in advance of their upcoming Rounder project, Tell The Ones I Love, due September 20. For anyone who feared that the Steeps would be abandoning their grassy roots, this bit from
