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Here's a new music video from Michigan's most cleverly named bluegrass band, Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys. It's for the song All Day, from their upcoming album Release Your Shrouds, set for a June 25 release. They recorded the video live

The music world yet lost another legend this evening with the passing of guitar virtuoso Doc Watson, who was 89. The eight-time Grammy winner died shortly after 7:00 p.m. (EDT) at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC

Canada's Spinney Brothers encountered a hazard to navigation last night when they had almost made it home from several dates in the US. One of the furry woodland creatures stepped out into the road and nearly put an end to the

There's another member of the McCoury clan to celebrate today. Vassar Edwin Carroll McCoury was born this morning at 8:06 Nashville time (CDT) to mom Lisa and dad Rob McCoury. He weighed in at 8.5 lbs, stretching out to 19.5 inches. Welcome

If you have followed bluegrass music more than ten years or so, you'll recall a band from Colorado called Front Range. They had a string of successful records and toured all over the US until the death of a band

Take Me Back, the upcoming release from Karl Shiflett and Big Country Show, won't officially be available until July, but radio programmers can access it now at Airplay Direct. While you need a radio account to download the tracks, anyone

Rural Rhythm has released a music video for the title track from Life Goes On, the second all-star recording from Musicians Against Childhood Cancer. The album captures live performances at the MACC festival between 2006 and 2011, where artists donate their

This is a debut column from Art Menius, who we hope will be a regular contributor at Bluegrass Today. Art has many years' experience as a writer, and in the organizational realm of traditional music. His will be a welcome

After what was described as a very rough day on Sunday, Doc Watson is said to have rallied a bit with some improvement in his vital signs last night. He remains in the ICU, listed in critical condition at the Wake Forest

1: If Leigh were a soup and Eric a sandwich, what kind of soup and sandwich combo would you be?  Leigh: Pea soup and bacon sandwich Eric: Tomato soup and bologna sandwich   2: What are your favorite 4-letter words? Leigh: Tony and Rice Eric: Earl