Irish balladeer and songwriter Niall Toner is preparing to release a new album, Working On Love, on February 14. Like his previous four albums, this one will consist entirely of Niall's original songs, including the title track which Toner has released
Wood & Wire, a dynamic young string band from Austin, TX, is set to release their second album, The Coast, in February. The group consists of Tony Kamel on guitar, Dom Fisher on bass, Trevor Smith on banjo, and Billy Bright on
Leftover Salmon has posted high quality, multi-camera video from their 25th anniversary concert on New Year's Eve in Chicago last month. It includes live music from the show, the presentation of a special birthday cake, vintage footage from the early days
Pinecastle is about to release Better Than I Deserve, their latest album from The Farm Hands, and have dropped a new music video today for the title cut. The song is From Your Knees, written by Leslie Ann Winn, and sung by
In this video, top picker and prewar banjo enthusiast Jim Mills proudly introduces his latest find, a Gibson Mastertone PB-3 conversion from 1929-30. After giving a brief overview of the banjo's history (almost without taking a breath), Jim goes on to play
We've written several times of late about Gary Reid and his one-man show telling the life story of Carter Stanley, A Life of Sorrow – the Life and Times of Carter Stanley. Gary has spent several years writing the play,
We posted last week about the J.D. Crowe Tribute Band performing in Nashville and Kentucky, an endeavor by Don Rigsby and Josh Williams to remember the music of The New South, particularly from the Keith Whitley era. Fortunately, video of their performance
Taylor Pfeiffer is a talented young bluegrass and country artist from Australia who goes by the title, The Banjo Girl. At only 15 years old, she's appeared all across the continent and has had two songs from her debut EP,
Here's a fun video for your New Year's Eve... Serious country music fans know that superstar Nashville act, Diamond Rio, has strong bluegrass roots. Several original members had performed in bluegrass outfits prior to launching their country career together. Most prominently, mandolinist
One of the hottest new acts in the north central US is an unlikely duo, Billy Strings & Don Julin. One's an old timer with a minimalist approach to mandolin, and the other a fiery young flatpicker with a flair
