Bluegrass band news

The readers of Bluegrass Today have chosen a winner in our IIIrd Tyme Out Father's Day photo contest. Congratulations go out to Scott Patrick, whose photo with his daughter Grace took the most votes from our readers. And by a wide

We just heard back from James Alan Shelton, guitarist and road manager with Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, about the accident we reported last night involving band members Nathan Stanley and Dewey Brown Here is his report... A speeding drunk

After reporting yesterday about Dale Perry joining up to play bass with Grasstowne, I contacted Pine Mountain Railroad to see who had stepped into the banjo spot that Dale had vacated. We heard right back from bass player Bill McBee, with

We have learned that Nathan Stanley and Dewey Brown, both members of Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, were involved in a serious automobile accident early this morning (6/22). We are still collecting information, and will update as we can

Grasstowne had no sooner arrived home from their Yukon adventures than they announced the hiring of heralded multi-instrumentalist Dale Perry on bass and bass vocals. Dale has had quite a career in bluegrass, working with some of the most prestigious acts

Here are the five finalists in the IIIrd Tyme Out Father's Day photo contest. They were chosen by the band and the folks with Rural Rhythm Records out of many more that were submitted over the past few weeks. The theme

Phil Leadbetter sent along this brief report about Grasstowne's recent Canadian tour, along with some photos of the guys taking in the sights. Grasstowne headed to Canada for concerts in the Yukon on June 7-19. The band played concerts in the

Larry Keel and Natural Bridge is offering four free audio downloads to anyone who signs up for their mailing list. The songs are from their current CD, Backwoods: Diamond Break, They, Crocodile Man and Bitten By A Snake. All four songs

Our post earlier this week about Alan Munde doing shows with The Two High String Band may have left an incorrect impression about the status of The Alan Munde Gazette. Munde says that band is still going strong, even while

The Chapmans are marking their 2oth anniversary as a band during 2009, and have decided that it's about time to branch out and bring in someone from outside the family. Fiddler Tyler Beckett from Owen Sound, Canada will perform with The