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We had extensive coverage last week of the momentous tribute offered to mandolin legend Herschel Sizemore at a benefit concert in Roanoke, VA on February 19. The show featured performances by artists as diverse as Punch Brothers and Seldom Scene,

This report was shared by C.S. “Charlie” Robinson of the Southeastern Bluegrass Association. On the occasion of his 70th birthday at a performance on Friday (2/24) in Foley, AL, the SouthEastern Bluegrass Association (SEBA) honored Little Roy Lewis with the organization’s first

Steep Canyon Rangers have created a video entry for the Dead Covers Project. Grateful Dead fans are invited to submit videos of themselves performing a Dead song during the month of February. Five fan favorites will be selected in March, and be

Mountain Home has released a brief video showing Kristin Scott Benson tracking banjo in the studio on the song Pretty Melody. It's one that will be included on the next record from The Grascals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jAXqY7Xvv8

Friday morning (2/24) will find Sammy Shelor of Lonesome River Band visiting Lonesome Pine RFD, airing on WFDU in the New York City metro market. Sam will join host Carol Beaugard at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) to talk about LRB's new 8 song CD,

If you weren't able to catch the 500th episode of The Simpsons this past Sunday night, you missed the opportunity to hear the show's closing theme performed by Alison Krauss & Union Station. But never fear, here it is for your

This coming weekend, the folks at Bluegrass Underground will be doing a marathon taping for their second season on PBS television. Shows are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday (2/24-26) deep inside the earth at Tennessee's Cumberland Caverns, just a

Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers are featured in a new video for Rolling Stone. It starts with a brief group interview, followed by a rousing live performance of Martin's historical ballad, Me And Paul Revere. Great stuff.

That might sound like a joke name for a band, but be assured that Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys are quite serious about their music. This young group based in Lansing, MI has been performing together for about two years, and

We posted last week about a new group in Nashville, The Likely Culprits, made up of members of other touring acts, plus a couple who aren't touring actively these days. Ashyby Frank is on mandolin, Brandon Bostic on guitar, Deanie Richardson