Mountain Fever Records has released their second Christmas CDs in as many years. In 2011 there was Heather Berry's Have A Berry Merry Christmas, and for Christmas 2012, Sweet Potato Pie offers Home Grown Christmas, released November 12. The album contains a baker's dozen
We all know the old joke: Q. How do you get to Carnegie Hall? A. Practice. It seems that Tim Graves has a real-life, updated version. Q. How do you make into the movies? A. Drive. Tim is a noted resonator guitarist, nephew of the legendary Josh Graves,
CMT.com has posted several videos from a recent performance by Punch Brothers, live in their Nashville studio. There are five full songs, taken from their current Who's Feeling Young Now album, and its predecessor, Antifogmatic. Here are a couple, starting with their
We caught up with Chris Pandolfi and Andy Hall of The Infamous Stringdusters in Roanoke this past Friday evening (11/16), just before soundcheck for the next-to-last show of their Fall 2012 tour. The lighting isn't ideal, but the guys share a
Sad news from Florida... Local bluegrass icon Roger Bass has died at age 70, one day before his 71st birthday. Mark Horn, Vice President of the Southwest Florida Bluegrass Association shares this report: "Roger Bass passed away peacefully on Friday, November 16 in
Ned Luberecki and Stephen Mougin are a pair of busy bluegrass boys. Both serve as sidemen and band members with different outfits (Chris Jones and Sam Bush respectively), and have "regular jobs" in the biz as well. Ned is an on-air host on Sirius-XM's Bluegrass Junction, and
With their touring season just concluded, Rhonda Vincent has announced a change in her band, The Rage. Ben Helson, who has been holding down the guitar spot this past four years, is leaving, with 3-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Josh Williams
Ned Luberecki and Stephen Mougin are a pair of busy bluegrass boys. Both serve as sidemen and band members with different outfits (Chris Jones and Sam Bush respectively), and have "regular jobs" in the biz as well. Ned is an on-air host on Sirius-XM's Bluegrass Junction, and
Clay and Samantha Hess are celebrating this weekend, as their daughter, Magnolia Belle, was born on Friday night (11/16) at 8:04 p.m. Miss Magnolia (Little Maggie?) came in at 7 lbs 1.5 oz, stretching out to 20'' long. She is their first child,
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out are featured in this week's edition of Studio Special Exclusive, the semi-regular line-in-the-studio concert series on Sirius XM's Bluegrass Junction (channel 61). They performed some of their biggest hits and most requested songs on the
