• Monroeville single due this month

    We've posted before about Monroeville, their strong contemporary bluegrass sound, and their aggressive approach to marketing and promotion. The band emerged almost fully intact from working with Barry Scott, and have been recording and promoting their new venture since they

  • Another AKUS video tease

    Rounder has released another short video tease from the upcoming Alison Krauss & Union Station album, Paper Airplane. The song is Dimming Of The Day, one of the most stirring and emotive tracks on this fine CD. The entire record is

  • The Speed Of Bluegrass on WFDU

    I'll be on WFDU with Carol Beaugard this morning (3/17) at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) to talk about The Speed Of Bluegrass, our brand spanking new theme song (written by Jim VanCleve), set for a digital release on Tuesday (3/22). I'm looking

  • Win a free track on New Cuts Of Bluegrass

    New Cuts Of Bluegrass and Bluegrass Today are partnering to offer an opportunity for independent bands and artists to get their music out to radio. New Cuts offers a bluegrass radio service, delivering a CD full of new music to over

  • Balsam Range video from Crossroads

    Crossroads Music has released another live concert video for Tar Heel grassers Balsam Range. This set was recorded at the Colonial Theater in Canton, NC on February 19, marking the second time that Crossroads has offered live video from the band

  • New Cordle CD this week

    Larry Cordle's new CD, Pud Marcum’s Hangin’, was also released this week. It's his first record since 2007, including a collection of songs he has written or co-written. Most of them are ones that he put together since his last album,

  • Banjo for St. Paddy

    For all our Irish friends - and those who go green for the feast of St. Patrick - here's a new video from Chris Kavanagh, complete with banjo and fiddle. The song is Paddy's Day and it voices the general public

  • Bearfoot – new look and sound

    I had the good fortune to hook-up with the members of Bearfoot on Friday when they performed here in Roanoke. The band let me crash their pre-sound check dinner for an interview, and I was able to catch the first