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OK... we have our winners in the Things That Fly comment contest. Thanks to everyone who played along. We had 100 entries, and it wasn't easy to pick the best from the many clever and witty contributions. Each of these

I'll admit I have a soft spot for biographies about the first half of the 20th century, especially those that remind us of how much easier our lives are in the present day. The recent Ralph Stanley autobiography, Man of

Here is the second (and final) video report from Blue Moon Rising, who spent this past weekend at Randy Kohrs' Slack Key Studio working on a new CD. We have written a good bit about the trials and tribulations founding member

Josh Shilling and Jim VanCleve from Mountain Heart will commandeer the live WSM radio signal in Nashville this Thursday (4/1) from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (CDT) in what they are calling the Mountain Heart Hostile Takeover. WSM has been promoting these

Here's a follow-up to our post on Thursday about Doyle Lawson and his Quicksilver brethren recording with Paul Simon for his next CD. Carol Beaugard called after her show on Friday with Doyle Lawson to share a bit more about what

We've just received word from Erio Meili of the Sao Paulo Bluegrass Music Association in Brazil, with word of an international bluegrass competition the SPBMA is hosting called Bluegrass Row. Erio is inviting bands from all over the world to make

Chris West sent a video shout-out from the studio where he and his newly-reassembled Blue Moon Rising are hard at work on their next CD, due on Rural Rhythm later this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvnvCWB2J5Y

Cadillac Sky just passed along a newly-released video, the first in a series that chronicles the making of their upcoming CD, Letters in the Deep. They also reminded me that Hangman, a song from the new record, was available for free

Sierra Hull, the diminutive song bird and fiery mando-monster, celebrated a pair of milestones last week. March 16 saw not only the release date of her first mandolin DVD, Secrets Songs & Tunes, but also the DVD release of Billy

Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver stopped by the studios of WFDU in New Jersey this past Monday and recorded an interview with Carol Beaugard for her Lonesome Pine RFD program. The guys were in the area for a recording session at