Bluegrass festival/concert news

The Dan Tyminski Band is still hard at work in the studio, trying to complete the recording of their debut CD before they begin touring in January '08. At this point, Rounder is looking for an early spring release for

Del McCoury's web folks have posted a clever and humorous video to promote the now annual New Year's Eve Party at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Joining Del and the boys will be Ronnie Bowman, Drew Emmitt, Jon Fishman, Vince Herman

Mac Wiseman did his last show at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville last night. The show was billed with John Prine as the headliner, but Mac performed as well. Judging from the picture of the two artists together, Prine

Tickets for the two week Robert Plant and Alison Krauss European tour go on sale today (12/14). There are currently 12 dates booked in May of 2008, with four shows in England amidst stops in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Norway. The

Bluegrass has been getting cozy with the guys from Led Zeppelin recently. From the success of the duet album by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, to John Paul Jones producing Uncle Earl, the connection is there. The rock band of legend

Over the weekend my wife and I had the good fortune to attend the Kenny & Amanda Smith Band concert at New River Community College in Dublin, VA. The show was presented by the college's Fiddle, Banjo and Dance Club

Planet Bluegrass has released the lineups for all three of it's 2008 festivals, Telluride, Rockygrass, and Folks Fest. These lineups are preliminary, and subject to changes and additions as the dates approach. Telluride Bluegrass Festival: June 19-22, 2008 Ricky Skaggs & Bruce

We got a note this morning from Ned Luberecki, banjo player extraordinaire, and one of the hosts of the Sirius Satellite Radio Bluegrass channel. Ned had been out with Tony Trischka this past week, supplying the second banjo for a string

The Associated Press is reporting that James Monroe, son of the Father of Bluegrass Music, is selling the concert hall he has been running near the Kentucky/Tennessee state line, about 40 miles north of Nashville. The son of the late bluegrass

As we are now within the officially-recognized holiday season, one expects to find notices about Christmas concerts featuring bluegrass and acoustic music. It was something of a surprise, though a most pleasant one, to see news of a show scheduled