• Study with the McCourys again at Delfest 2010

    The Travelin' McCourys will team up again to offer three days of instrumental bluegrass instruction prior to Delfest 2010 in Cumberland, MD. The band, more widely known as The Del McCoury Band minus Del, consists of Ronnie McCoury on mandolin, Rob

  • David Via – All Night Long

    David Via is one of those guys whose name bluegrass fans may recognize, but without necessarily being familiar with his music. Unless you follow the jamgrass scene, where Via is a hero, or the cult of acoustic/bluegrass songwriters where he

  • LRB reunion show at The MAC

    Lonesome River Band is one of bluegrass music's longest running touring acts. They recently completed 28 years recording and performing under that name, serving as a proving ground for some of today's most celebrated bluegrass artists in the process. Adam Steffey,

  • Learn to sing bluegrass harmony

    If you've ever wanted to sing bluegrass harmony and didn't know how to learn, or if you've been trying and need some help figuring out the parts, Stephen Mougin has come to your rescue. Stephen plays guitar and sings with Sam

  • SCR heads back to the studio

    Steep Canyon Rangers have re-upped with Rebel Records, and will begin work on their fourth Rebel project later this month. They have tapped Ronnie Bowman again as producer, reprising his role in the success of the band's last project, Lovin' Pretty

  • Photos from the Pick One tour

    The Pick One concert tour we told you about in December has largely come and gone, taking a star-studded bluegrass package show to Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Georgia in early January. Instead of presenting bands that perform together normally, artists

  • Pick One – all star package show

    The package show was a staple of the early rock and roll, and rhythm and blues scenes. These were touring shows where a number of popular artists would appear on the same bill - often sponsored by a record label

  • Melonie Cannon video preview

    The folks at Rural Rhythm Records invited us up to their suite yesterday afternoon (9/29) for a meet-and-greet and scaled-back acoustic set with Melonie Cannon. The first thing on the agenda was a brief preview of the music video she recently

  • IBMA Travelogue #3

    Our own intrepid correspondent, Richard Thompson , is with us in Nashville, having traveled from the UK to attend the IBMA convention this week. This is his first trip to IBMA in 20 years, and we thought that his impressions