Don Rigsby & Midnight Call were recent guests on Michael Jonathan's Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, and the video of that show is now available online. In addition performing several selections from his latest CD, Hillbilly Heartache, Don talks with Michael
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Steve Huber’s Banjo Town
Steve Huber, founder and owner/operator of Huber Banjos, has launched a new web site. BanjoTown is designed to facilitate Steve's secondary passion, buying and selling vintage Gibson banjos. His Huber line has as part of its raison d'etre to build banjos
New classic acoustic guitars debut from Recording King
Recording King has announced the launch of a new series of acoustic, dreadnaught guitars based on the designs of the heralded pre-war flattops. These three new families of guitars (Classic, Contemporary and Historic) will be introduced sequentially, starting with the
XM Bluegrass Junction launches bluegrass chart
Bluegrass Junction, XM Satellite Radio's 24/7 bluegrass music channel, has launched its own monthly bluegrass music chart, based on the material which is most regularly aired on Bluegrass Junction. Program Director Kyle Cantrell explains how the chart is compiled. "Since our
Brad Davis on WDVX 5/24
Hot shot flatpicker and singer/songwriter Brad Davis will be the featured artist on Friday's (5/24) broadcast of The Blue Plate Special on WDVX, 89.9 FM from Knoxville, TN. This is a live performance program with a studio audience. Flatpicking Guitar Magazine
Two new Gospel releases from Rebel
The new CD from Paul Williams & The Victory Trio, Where No One Stands Alone, which Richard Thompson previewed for us last month, is now available on Rebel Records. Paul is one of the true treasures of bluegrass music, having
Merlefest audio archived at mvyradio.com
Brance mentioned last month - just ahead of the Merlefest weekend - that a number of live onlive audio streams would be available from the festival, and that audio archives would be available as well after the fact. You can find
Cherryholmes II, Black & White June 12
Skaggs Family Records has indicated that June 12 is the official release date for the long awaited sophomore release from Cherryholmes on their label. The CD has been promoted for some time with the title, Cherryholmes II, but as you
Wildfire regroups with new members
If you've tried to find Wildfire online recently, you will have surely noticed that their web site is down. One might be forgiven for suspecting that they had thrown in the towel after seeing first Phil Leadbetter, and then Darrell
EBMA winners announced
This past weekend saw the awarding of the prizes for European bluegrass bands at the European World of Bluegrass festival, and we are delighted to see that G2, a young Swedish band we recommended to you all last fall, came