A number of faculty positions have been announced in the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University. This department, organized under the ETSU School of Appalachian Studies, nows offers a bachelor's degree for studying American acoustic,
WAMU's Bluegrass Country has posted a new video of Rhonda Vincent & The Rage tearing through a cool medley of instrumental bluegrass favorites when they performed on the Katy Daley Show on February 2. Rhonda featured each of her top shelf
New England alt-grassers Three Tall Pines have released a video for Black Sunday Blues, a band original from their current All That's Left album. The guys describe this as a classic dustbowl song, and the video captures them performing it live
The Farm Hand Quartet, a bluegrass Gospel group featuring veteran grassers Tim Graves, Daryl Mosley and Kevin Williamson, are on the hunt for a new banjo player. The band is based in Nashville, and tours extensively throughout the central US. According to
After a handful of delays lasting several years, Mark Meatto's film, How To Grow A Band, is finally scheduled to open in April. The project is an in-depth look at Chris Thile's ambitious composition, The Blind Leaving The Blind, which he wrote
Here's a heartwarming story for a lovely Spring day, sent by our friends at Nechville Musical Products. Trout Fishing In America is the name used by children's entertainers Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood for their duo show, an odd choice for
We've posted previously about Concert Window, the Boston-based live concert streaming service that makes club and theater performances available worldwide via online video. The company was founded by a pair of Beantown musical entrepreneurs, with a passion for alternative entertainment and
A nice article on Ralph Stanley serves as the cover feature on this week's edition of American Profile, a print publication distributed in many US markets via newspaper insert. Writer Richard McVey visited with Dr. Ralph at last year's Jerusalem Ridge
We heard the other day from Arhoolie Records, with word of a new band in California. Loafer's Glory features noted west coast pickers Herb Pedersen on guitar, Bill Bryson on bass, Tom Sauber on fiddle, and Patrick Sauber on banjo. A self-titled album
Jamgrass guitar hero Larry Keel has released a new CD, Classic, with his touring band, Natural Bridge. Joining Larry is wife Jenny Keel on bass, Mark Schimick on mandolin and Will Lee on banjo. Of the 12 tracks, 9 come from
