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And speaking of Monroeville... The guys have released a live video highlighting their newest member, Eli Johnston. In so doing, they also demonstrate that fears about the future of traditional bluegrass music are both ignorant and unfounded. These six talented young men,

Seth Taylor, late of Monroeville, has been announced as the new guitarist with Mountain Heart, though the band is preferring to label him the latest musician to join up with them. In a statement this morning, Mountain Heart welcomed Taylor into

As bands often do, Butch Robins’ Imagicnation began as a mere jam session. The way they came about recording their recent project was even accidental. During regular band rehearsals at Tom Ohmsen’s studio in Salem, VA, they began tracking solely with

Inspired by Chris Stuart's 2011 Holiday Poem, illustrator Ryan Wilson imagines Big Mon at the pearly gates welcoming some of the notable bluegrass icons who passed on this year. Can you name them all?

Our own David Thom has just released his latest album, That Old Familiar. It includes a handful of his compositions along with arrangements of some familiar numbers from both the bluegrass and country music catalogs. Of course, David isn't really "ours"

A new tradition launches here at Bluegrass Today: Chris Stuart's Holiday Poem. Enjoy our 2011 year-in-review, or click below and listen to Chris read it aloud.   Dear friends out in the blogosphere, I hope a link has brought you here, To read and

Missy Raines is offering a free download of her version of Christmas Time Is Here, written by Lee Mendelson, and popularized in the iconic TV staple A Charlie Brown Christmas. The song was recorded with her band, The New Hip, and

Fiddlers in the Louisville, KY area - or those willing to make the trek - will have the opportunity to study privately with Michael Cleveland next year. Jeff Guernsey's Conservatory of Music in Jeffersonville, IN (just across the river from Louisville),

Young English banjo player John Breese recently graduated from the University of Southampton, having completed a year-long Masters course in Music, majoring in classical guitar. For one of his modules Breese made a film Bluegrass & Old-Time: An Exploration of the

Several weeks ago, I compiled a list of things that a newly-formed bluegrass band needs to do to get off the ground. I don’t have that list in front of me, and I’m too lazy to actually look for it