Bluegrass band news

Cup O'Joe performs at the 2017 World Of Bluegrass convention - photo by Frank Baker As a veteran of many trips to the IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention, I've learned that there is no way to do it all. There is

The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, formed by long time Gent Bill Yates while he was still living, has announced the imminent departure of reso-man Mark Clifton. Mark will be retiring at the end of 2017 and leaving the road and

Ricky Ponder on guitar with Barbwire Bluegrass Ricky Ponder of Georgia's Barbwire Bluegrass has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma and is undergoing treatment near his home in Manchester. The band had been an invited showcase artist at the 2014 World Of Bluegrass

Southern Belle Booking is now working with Richmond, VA's Commonwealth Bluegrass Band. There they join a number of other top bluegrass entertainers like Bobby Osborne, Hammertowne, Nu-Blu, The Churchmen, and several others. The band is headed by mandolinist Randy Cook and

Flashback, a band consisting of former members of J.D. Crowe & The New South, are the latest members of the Wilson Pickins family. The company, managed by Melanie Wilson, offers publicity, management, and booking services to a large stable of

So how did Indiana dobro man Andy Ruff score two gigs at the same time? The answer is less complicated than you might guess. Owing to a band sharing arrangement between Nathan Stanley and The Bluegrass Outlaws, Andy is now playing

Pennsylvania's Remington Ryde have signed with Pinecastle Records to release their next album, A Storyteller's Memory, which will be a tribute to the music of the late James King. Included will be their performances of some of King's most popular

Wilson Pickins Productions has signed vocalist and reso-guitarist Brad Hudson to the agency. They will assist with publicity and promotional efforts when his new album, Next New Heartbeat, hits later this fall on Pinecastle Records. Brad has been singing and playing

Unfortunately, a story has been circulating online today saying that Russell Moore, fearless leader of bluegrass supergroup IIIrd Tyme Out, has been hospitalized with a serious infection. While it is not true that Russell is in the hospital, he was diagnosed

The Darrell Webb Band has announced the newest addition to the group. It's 19 year old Sam Crabtree from Chattanooga, who will be playing banjo. Sam is a multi-instrumentalist who has been playing since he was 13. And this is not