• Dan Tyminski music video on CMT

    The first music video from Dan Tyminski's Wheels CD has been released. It's for the title track, and can be viewed now at CMT.com. The video shows Dan and his band traveling the country by train, and rather than telling the

  • The banjo’s African roots

    This afternoon's (7/10) Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU will include a segment at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) on the African roots of our beloved banjo. Kojo will welcome Malian musician Cheick Hamala Diabate and American banjoist Bob Carlin for a discussion, and

  • Dixie Bee-Liners on XM

    The Dixie Bee-Liners will be the guest on this next coming week's edition of Studio Special on XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction. They'll perform songs from their latest Pinecastle CD, RIPE, featuring their currently popular single, Down On The Crooked

  • New C-Sky track online

    Bryan Simpson of Cadillac Sky just shot us a note with news about one of the songs on their upcoming CD, Gravity's Our Enemy, set for an August 19 Skaggs Family release. It's not really a single release, but one of

  • Del on The Big Show

    The Del McCoury Band will make a guest appearance tomorrow, July 10, at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) on The Big Show with John Boy & Billy. They'll be on promoting the latest CD from McCoury Music, Moneyland, a multi-artist collection based around

  • Punch Brothers make the playoffs

    The Punch Brothers have advanced to the final three in the ESPN's Take Me Out To The Ballgame - Battle of the Bands. The Brothers are now competing against Gretchen Wilson and Ozomatli for the top spot. You can still vote

  • Preview: The Never-Ending Revival

    The University of Illinois Press has been busy recently with the publication, in a short of space of time, of two books that focus on the American folk music scene. The first of these is The Never-Ending Revival: Rounder Records and

  • Dan Hays talking IBMA

    As many may be aware already, Kentucky-born Dan Hays is the Executive Director of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and has been in that position since August 1990. In a four-part collection of videos Hays discusses his career path, the

  • Cherryholmes in the NY Times

    Thanks go out to our friend Bill Evans, west coast banjoist and renowned instructor of the five string, for pointing us to this fine review of a free show by Cherryholmes in New York City's Madison Square Park this past

  • Grascals on CBS Early Show

    Look for the Grascals on Saturday, July 5, appearing on the CBS Saturday Early Show. They will perform the title track from their upcoming Rounder CD, Keep On Walkin', due for a July 15 release. Mandolinist Danny Roberts is looking forward