Bluegrass band news

No... these are a different sort of awards. After winning several armloads of trophies at IBMA 2008, Dailey & Vincent may be accustomed to walking off stage with major awards. But handing them out, not so much. But that's just what they've

Twisty Girl is the name of the latest CD from fiddler, vocalist and songwriter Barbara Lamb. It contains 10 new tracks - all Lamb originals - with Scott Vestal on banjo, banjo uke and synth banjo, Mike Bub and Scott Esbeck

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen are offering a free download for anyone who is, or will sign up as their fan at ReverbNation. The song is Scorchin' The Gravy from Frank's most recent CD, Selfish Tears. Frank tells us that the

We've commented a number of times about the fertile acoustic string music scene in and around Boston, MA. It is fueled in large part by the number of prestigious and highly selective music schools in the area, and a willingness

With a new Pinecastle CD in the pipeline for this fall (Susanville), the Dixie Bee-Liners are in the process of planning music videos for two of the songs on the album. Guitarist and lead vocalist Brandi Hart tells us that the

Wonderful news! The instruments and electronic gear stolen from Randy Kohrs and his band near Columbus, OH on July 25 have been recovered, and several men are in police custody. As we reported on 7/26, Randy and the band regretfully neglected

Junior Sisk has announced the addition of mandolinist Jason Tomlin to Ramblers Choice. Jason had previously played bass with The Deer Creek Boys, and will also sing tenor with Junior's group. That completes a new lineup with Timmy Massey on bass,

The Grascals have just learned that they have a single shipping to country radio. But it's not from their current CD. It's a track they recorded with Hank Williams Jr. for his new new release, 127 Rose Avenue. The song, All The

Alison Krauss & Union Station got started on their next studio recording this past weekend, tracking at Sound Emporium in Nashville. Steve Huber visited the studio on Monday (8/3) to tweak a couple of banjos for Ron Block, and sent us

Last December we mentioned that the recently formed bluegrass Gospel quintet Wheeler, from Weber City, VA, had signed with Mountain Roads Recordings. Their first album following that agreement, Bluegrass Gospel, becomes available today (August 1st). Wheeler consists of the husband and