Author: Brance

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer have recently launched their first podcast, Cathy & Marcy's Song Shop. The target audience is kids, or families with kids. The podcast is intended to be a sing-along, play-along, laugh-along adventure for kids. The first episode

Jamie Johnson, of The Grascals, and his wife, Suzanne Mumpower-Johnson, are very proud to announce the birth of Jackson Cole (Cole Train) Johnson. Little Cole Train was born on Saturday, July 12. Cole Train is 20 ¬? inches long and weighed

Renowned fiddle instructor Brian Wicklund and Canadian fiddle master April Verch have joined forces to bring a new instructional book/CD to market, American Fiddle Method: Canadian Fiddle Styles. The book and CD set will introduce the student to the Canadian fiddle

As this year's festival season rolls along, one landmark festival is distinctly missing from the schedule. The Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival in McAlester, OK is no more. After running for the last 31 years, the family decided to no longer

We have word that Doc Watson is home and recovering nicely from his recent surgery. In spite of a slight problem on the way home that caused a return to the hospital, Doc arrived at home last night and is healing

Bobby Hicks has been a fixture in the world of bluegrass and swing fiddle playing for quite some time. I wouldn't have guessed that he was approaching his 75th birthday though! Next Sunday, July 20, 2008, a surprise party will be

Earl Scruggs is being honored in Shelby, NC. Destination Cleveland County is a nonprofit organization led by citizens of the county. The organization seeks to increase tourism by celebrating the county's rich musical heritage. In accordance with that goal, the DCC

CMT News ran in interesting story yesterday concerning the relationship between fuel costs, festival attendance, and CD sales. The story's primary focus is the affect on artists' bottom line produced by increasing fuel costs. The story is primarily based on

The Punch Brothers have advanced to the final three in the ESPN's Take Me Out To The Ballgame - Battle of the Bands. The Brothers are now competing against Gretchen Wilson and Ozomatli for the top spot. You can still vote

I just received the news this morning that one of bluegrass music's elder statesmen, Herb Mayfield, passed away recently, on May 29, 2008 in Amarillo, TX. Herb (mandolin) and his brothers, Ed (guitar) and Smokey (fiddle), performed as family bluegrass band