We've written a good bit about award-winning resonator guitarist Phil Leadbetter this past two years, from the time he was diagnosed with a pernicious cancer in April of 2011, through to his recent announcement that he had likely been cured following
With the elections in their final stretch in the US, it seems like a good time to poll our readers for a vote on a chief executive of our beloved bluegrass music. Which of these bluegrass icons would earn your vote? Feel
Young Cory Piatt is currently mandolinist with The Kenny & Amanda Smith Band. He has been playing almost half his 17 years, and has developed a stunning mastery of his instrument in this short time, as evidenced by his debut
Lou Reid & Carolina have announced that they will be taping a live concert DVD on December 1 at The Down Home in Johnson City, TN. Both the concert and the video are in celebration of the band's 20th anniversary performing
The first part of Formlessness Into Form, Chris Henry's film on the creative process in the bluegrass world which we previewed last week, is now available online. It's an interesting, if a bit offbeat documentary investigation, consisting almost entirely of interviews with
West coast banjoist extraordinaire Bill Evans shared this video he shot for the folks at The Fretboard Journal back in January of this year, which is only just now available online. In it, Bill offers a short history of our beloved
When Lonesome River Band performed in Michigan this past weekend in support of their latest release, Chronology Volume Three, they spent part of Saturday afternoon with a young fiddle troupe called The Saline Fiddlers. LRB did a workshop with the troupe,
The Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN is on the hunt for a new faculty member, starting with the Fall 2013 term. This is a tenure track position which will entail both
In addition to having one of the coolest band names in bluegrass, Michigan's Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys have a distinctive contemporary sound. The band is fueled by the powerhouse vocals of Lindsay Lou Rilko, with hot picking provided by her
Unless you've been living in a cave since 1992, there's a strong likelihood that you are familiar with country singer and TV personality Billy Ray Cyrus. Odds are you are also acquainted with his daughter, singer, actress and gal-about-town, Miley. But
