• Iron Mitten featuring Tom Adams

    It's been just three months since Tom Adams announced that he'd be giving the banjo a rest, but music fans at London's East End Pub were treated to the rejuvenated strains of Adams' new sound and the new group he's

  • Matt Leadbetter to Marty Rabon

    We just got a note from Uncle Phil - Phil Leadbetter, that is - dobro man with Grasstowne, and proud papa of fellow resonator guitarist Matt Leadbetter. We reported over the weekend that Matt had left Lonesome River Band, largely to

  • The Grascals – Opry December

    We may be smack dab in the middle of the Christmas season, but The Grascals still have a busy December in store. They will be performing on The Grand Ole Opry four times this month, starting with tomorrow night's Tuesday Opry,

  • Final Four: The Clarks made it!

    This report comes from Casey Henry, a banjo player and writer living in Nashville, TN. She performed the past few years with her brother, Chris, in The Two Stringers, now disbanded. We're getting down to the final stretch on Next Great

  • Mike Hartgrove returns to LRB

    Fiddler Mike Hartgrove is rejoining Lonesome River Band starting in January '08. Mike had been a member of LRB for three years before leaving to work with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver in 2005, his second stint with that group. He

  • Greg Cahill checks in

    We heard yesterday from Greg Cahill, banjo player and road manager with the well-traveled Special Consensus - and in his spare time, President and Chair of the IBMA Board of Directors. Greg has long been out in front when it comes

  • Bluegrass Grammy nominees

    The nominees for the 50th Grammy Awards were announced today, and a number of bluegrass/acoustic artists see their names in the list. The nominees for the Best Bluegrass Album are: Cherryholmes II Black And White - Cherryholmes Lefty's Old Guitar - J.D. Crowe

  • Rhonda on XM Friday morning

    XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction will debut their newly recorded episode of Studio Special on Friday (12/7) featuring Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. For many, this will be the first chance to hear the latest edition of The Rage, with

  • Gibson Brothers new CD in 2008

    Another new CD we can expect in 2008 is Iron and Diamonds from The Gibson Brothers, due in March on Sugar Hill Records. It will feature seven new songs written by Eric and Leigh Gibson, plus covers from unexpected artists

  • Mountain Heart music video

    Mountain Heart is looking to take advantage of the early chart success that their latest CD, Road That Never Ends, has enjoyed with a music video for the title track. The new release appeared on the Billboard Bluegrass chart the