• New fiddler for Doyle

    It turns out that the info we got from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver last week about Alan Johnson returning to the band was only half right. Big Al is indeed taking over the fiddle spot from Brandon Godman, but only on

  • Old Crows on World Cafe

    Audio from the Old Crow Medicine Show visit to NPR's World Cafe on 11/4 has been posted online. They performed a number of songs from their current release, Tennessee Pusher (Alabama High-Test, Next Go 'Round, Mary's Kitchen, Caroline), plus a web-only

  • Tyminski Mountain Stage audio online

    Audio from Dan Tyminski's recent appearance on Mountain Stage can now be accessed online. The show was recorded on October 12 of this year and broadcast during the week of November 14. Patty Loveless, Chris Knight and Solas were also featured

  • New radio sampler from Rural Rhythm

    We mentioned the new Rural Rhythm radio sampler last week in our post about their upcoming bluegrass CD for Michael Martin Murphey. It has been mailed to DJs and show hosts, and you should be hearing these new tracks shortly. The

  • The Battle of the Palmetto State

    Shawn Lane is the featured vocalist on a new single release, but it's not from Blue Highway. It's not from a new solo project, and it's not even intended specifically for the bluegrass market. The song is Clemson-Carolina, written about the

  • Big Al is back

    Just six months after announcing his retirement from the band this past spring, fiddler Alan Johnson is back with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. I guess you can take the picker off the road, but you can't take the road out of

  • Backup Techniques On The Five-String Banjo

    Jack Hatfield is set to release his latest book for 5 string banjo on December 15. Backup Techniques On The Five-String Banjo is volume three in Jack's Bluegrass Banjo Method series, running to 230 pages with 2 play-along audio CDs. This

  • Dailey & Vincent on WNCW

    Dailey & Vincent will make a stop this afternoon (12/5) in Spindale, NC to do a live set on the air for WNCW. They'll be on with Dennis Jones from Studio B at 2:00 p.m. for about 45 minutes of live

  • Ricky Skaggs signature Bourgeois guitar

    Ricky Skaggs has played and endorsed Dana Bourgeois' guitars for more than ten years, as have members of his band, Kentucky Thunder. Skaggs' enthusiastic and highly visible support of Bourgeois played a large role in bringing wider attention to the brand

  • Bluegrass Grammy nominations

    The nominees for the 51st Grammy Awards have been announced, and the bluegrass category is filled with familiar names. Here are the nominees for Best Bluegrass Album for 2009. Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe - Cherryholmes Del McCoury Band - Live At The 2008