Bluegrass Today will have a crew at ROMP this weekend in Owensboro, KY. They will be conducting interviews, taking pictures, shooting video and generally prowling about the grounds. If you're doing something there you shouldn't oughta, be careful - it might
Mandolin icon Frank Wakefield is home from the hospital, and recovering nicely from lung surgery. He was released Tuesday after having been hospitalized this past two weeks, much of it in the ICU. Frank underwent surgery on June 12 to remove
We have just learned that Randal Massengill, guitarist with Brand New Strings, was injured earlier today at work. Randall is a Tennessee State Trooper, in charge of accident scene investigations. Both he and his partner were struck by a moving vehicle
Graham Sharp shared a fun story about his close encounter last night with reggae superstar Ziggy Marley. He was performing with Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers at the Ottawa Jazz Festival, which runs for ten days with a wide variety
Volume Five has announced that Jeff Partin, of Ella Jay, GA, is the new guitarist with the band. At 19 years old, Jeff has already spent several years playing bluegrass music, and had the honor to play on the Opry with
Rural Rhythm has released a debut single from New Day Dawning, the upcoming album from The Roys, due later this summer. It's a song written by Lee and Elaine Roy, Still Standing, which features Elaine on lead vocal and Lee singing duet
Superfan Records has announced that July 24 will be the release date for a new album from North Carolina's Kickin Grass, who are celebrating 2012 as their 10th anniversary as a band. It's been a while since the band's last record.
Sadly, we have another set of stolen instruments to report, again from a home invasion. On June 22 the home of Donica Christensen in East Nashville, TN was burglarized. Three instruments and some other items were taken. Donica is a former bluegrass
Cahalen Morrison and Eli West occupy an interesting space at the intersection of old time and bluegrass music. Working as a duo on a variety of banjos, guitars and mandolins, they seamlessly merge the traditions that grew among the Appalachian
A debut video has been released from Silver Sky, the latest project from The Infamous Stringdusters. This is the band's first fully-independent project, financed by a crowd-sourced appeal with Pledge Music. The video is for the opening track, Don't Mean Nothin',
