• Earl Brothers’ Singer Leaves The Band

    John McKelvy, founding member of The Earl Brothers and the haunting high lonesome tenor voice on such songs as "Cluck Ol' Hen," "O Poor Betty," "Rattlesnake Poison," and many others, has announced his departure from the pioneering "hillbilly-goth" group. McKelvy broke

  • Crooked Still Runs Dry

    The departure of Rushad Eggleston from Crooked Still is a musical tragedy. Sure, Aoife O'Donovan could be the next Alison Krauss and Dr. Liszt is so good he was chosen by The Boss over nine-thousand other banjo players for

  • Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS New Blue Train Video!

    Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS have been getting rave reviews of their brand new CD, What The (Niwot Records). This inspired combination takes its ingredients from the best of bluegrass, swing and modern jazz. Pete's clear ringing banjo rolls, set over

  • Runaway Freight’s new song

    The title cut "Welcome Aboard" from Runaway Freight's new gospel cd plays in mp3 format when you go to www.runawayfreight.com the cd is scheduled for a December 1st release. it will be available on cdbaby.com and from the band's

  • Nickel Creek; Minneapolis, MN

    Nickel Creek in one word: Flawless. Set aside for one moment the fact that Chris Thile, Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins are obviously masters of their instruments. You know an instrumentalist is a true musician when he or she can make

  • Mountain Heart Radio Special On Bluegrass FM

    With the release this week of the new Mountain Heart album, Bluegrass FM in Virginia and BluegrassFm.org has produced a 30 minute radio special featuring six tracks from the group's new CD "Road That Never Ends" and exclusive interviews with

  • 23 North making waves in W. North Carolina

    High-spirited bluegrass band 23 North has a new album nationally released last month, and they're getting noticed around their home near Asheville NC and farther. The CD, called 'Liquid Mule', is receiving airplay and is also