• Two great performances from Woodsongs

    The Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour has featured both up-and-coming and established bluegrass acts for as long as they have been on the air. What started as a simple radio program in Lexington, KY - hosted by folksinger Michael Jonathan -

  • Lakeside signs with Mercy Road

    Bluegrass Gospel group Lakeside from Madisonville, TN has announced an agreement with the Mercy Road label, a subsidiary of Chapel Valley Studios. A new CD is in the works with a release anticipated in early 2011. The band consists of Greg

  • OBS from The Bluegrass Babies

    What a treat for a sunny, summer day when most of our US readers are enjoying a holiday. Our young British friends, The Bluegrass Babies, have a new song to share, another which is sure to delight bluegrass lovers of any

  • Trial by fire for Jake Stargel

    Mountain Heart's new lead guitarist, Jake Stargel, had quite a first gig with the band yesterday. Right out of the gate, he was on stage with Tony Rice at Red, White & Bluegrass in North Carolina. Here's some video from yesterday's

  • Dailey & Vincent quartet at the ball game

    When we first learned that Dailey & Vincent had been invited to render the National Anthem before a Nashville Sounds baseball game this week, I was immediately hopeful that a recording would be made. Knowing the tremendous vocal ability in

  • Still more Punch Brothers

    Punch Brothers continue to pop up everywhere you look, offering more evidence of how large an audience they have found for their unique acoustic/bluegrass/pop/rock hybrid. Two more prestigious publications have taken a look at their output in the past few

  • Antifogmatic from Punch Brothers

    Today's the day, all you Punch Brothers fans. Antifogmatic, the second release from Chris Thile and his merry band - the second under this name, at least - is out today on Nonesuch Records. While their previous effort (Punch) was focused

  • Love We Left Behind from The Drifters

    Here's some more tuneful, feel-good music from The Farewell Drifters. It's another track from their newly-released project, Yellow Tag Mondays. This time, we have Love We Left Behind, written by Joshua and Clayton Britt. The brothers talk about the song, about

  • Punch Brothers on Antifogmatic

    Chris Thile and his Punch Brothers have created a video interview to introduce the band's next CD, Antifogmatic, due on June 15 from Nonesuch Records. The video includes footage of the guys tracking at Ocean Way Studio with producer Jon Brion,