• The second day of Bearfoot

    On the second day of Bearfoot my true love gave to me...  never mind. Here is the second video installment in Compass Records' 8 Days Of Bearfoot YouTube campaign, counting down to their new CD (American Story) release on September 27. This

  • Eight days of Bearfoot #1

    Compass Records has put together a clever video promotion to countdown the imminent release of American Story from Bearfoot on September 27. Each episode is a brief video vignette focusing on some aspect of the recording. This first has newest member

  • Mustered Courage from Down Under

    I have thought a lot (and written a bit) about the "bluegrass" music being created by young string players whose impressions of its boundaries are shaped by the growing jamgrass scene, and the popularity of such groups as Punch Brothers,

  • New Stages for Snyder Family Band

    Mountain Roads Recordings of Bristol, Tennessee, recently released information about the forthcoming album – Stages – by the Snyder Family Band. The release is scheduled for October 18. Stages is the group’s third CD and, like the others, it features the

  • Bill Monroe audio-visual tribute

    As we celebrate the 100th birthday of Bill Monroe, here is a fabulous tribute put together by Steve Ide. Steve paired photos taken by noted bluegrass archivist Fred Robbins at the 1979 Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival with Robbin's recordings from those

  • Other Woman’s Blues video release

    Nu-Blu has just released the music video for the first single from their latest Pinecastle CD, The Blu-Disc. The song, Other Woman's Blues, is one we featured here several months back, an interesting "response" to the Dolly Parton mega-hit, Jolene, also

  • Monroeville teases new video

    Those clever young lads in Monroeville have created a pre-release tease for their upcoming debut music video. This talented bunch offers a textbook example of how to launch a new venture. They have invested every bit as much time and treasure

  • Meet The Deadly Gentlemen

    The Deadly Gentlemen are one of those bands that exists in the nether regions, somewhere between a typical bluegrass outfit using the traditional instruments they employ, and the crafty, somewhat zany mind of their fearless leader, banjo innovator Greg Liszt. As

  • Mountain Heart meets Del McCoury

    Mountain Heart's That Just Happened radio show on WSM in Nashville airs the first Tuesday of each month from 2:00-3:00 p.m. (Central). Jim Van Cleve and Josh Shilling are your jovial hosts for a program that shares a name with