• Jim Hurst: A Box Of Chocolates

    Jim Hurst is a great bluegrass guitar player, as attested by his multiple wins at IBMA, but he's also very gifted in other styles of music. On his latest CD, A Box Of Chocolates, you get a little taste of

  • Jim & Missy hang it up

    In the midst of all the announcements of new bands and changing personnel that have been made this year, there is one that we have yet to mention. After 8 years, Jim Hurst and Missy Raines have decided to call

  • Claire Lynch – GrassCast Interview #50

    Listen now: (IE users click to activate) Our guest on this episode of The GrassCast is Claire Lynch. In the interview John and Claire discuss her history in bluegrass music, talk about her band members, and

  • New Claire Lynch CD due in late March

    New Day is the title of the upcoming CD from Claire Lynch - her fifth for Rounder Records - and her new band, the appropriately named Claire Lynch Band. The band includes Jim Hurst on guitar, David Harvey on mandolin,

  • NashCamp Summer Sessions for 2006

    The popular and acclaimed NashCamp has announced their Music Camps for 2006, with three, week-long events during the summer, and a weekend banjo retreat in the fall. First up is two weeks of bluegrass instruction, aptly named Bluegrass Weeks. Each of

  • Jim Hurst’s guitar discussion board

    Multiple IBMA Award winning guitarist Jim Hurst has his own guitar bulletin board, titled appropriately enough, Jim's Bulletin Board. The board is dedicated to guitar and guitar music discussion, and Jim posts there regularly himself. It seems that Jim launched the

  • Jim Hurst Bluegrass Band in Ireland

    The Jim Hurst Bluegrass Band is preparing for a ten day tour of Ireland in early October. Traveling with Jim for this tour are Steve Smith on mandolin, Scott Anderson on banjo, and Jim's son Brandon Hurst on bass. Stops