Bluegrass band news

Compass Records has also announced that the next CD from Special Consensus, simply titled 35, will be released on May 25. The title comes from the astounding fact that Greg Cahill is celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the band. Has

Down To My Last Dollar, the debut CD from Missouri-based grassers The Hillbenders, was released on April 16. It was produced by Jeremy Chapman and features guest fiddling from Jeremy Garrett of The Infamous Stringdusters. The group has been performing together

Amber Collins, lead singer with No Speed Limit, is profiled in a nice interview today on Clik Track, the Washington Post pop music blog. The piece comes as Collins and her boys are in the midst of the Music From

It's always exciting when a new bluegrass band hits the scene, especially when it is made up of dynamic young pickers and singers who have already demonstrated their bona fides. Still-House is just such a group, formed from the members of

Here's a fun story from Spain. We heard from Roberto Cubero, who performs along with his brother Enrique as Los Hermanos Cubero (The Cubero Brothers). Roberto plays mandolin and Enrique guitar, and they recently won first prize in the Premio

We caught up with Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper earlier this week. They are at Hilltop Studios in Nashville working on their next project for Rounder Records, which they hope to see released sometime this fall, though no date has been

Nu-Blu is yet another talented young bluegrass band, based around the singing of Carolyn and Daniel Routh from North Carolina. The couple have been performing together since 2003 and were married after the release of their first CD, The Grass

We have learned that Steve Dilling, banjo picker with IIIrd Tyme Out, was taken to hospital yesterday (4/5) for emergency gall bladder surgery. Early reports are that he fared well and is doing fine. It is possible that Steve will be

Alan Bibey contacted us last night with some big news from Grasstowne. "Steve Gulley and I excited to be able to announce two of the new members of Grasstowne. On the banjo/vocals is Justin Jenkins, formerly of Blue Moon Rising. Everyone

David Davis, the popular lead vocalist and mandolin player from Cullman, AL, was inducted into the Alabama Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame earlier this month. Other inductees include banjo player Herb Trotman, singer Ginger Boatwright, the Brasher Brothers and the