Bluegrass band news

It's not just Randy Kohrs who is shocking the pundits with the power of grassroots bluegrass fans in effecting online balloting. The Chapmans also find themselves as the sole bluegrass artists in a head-to-head competition with a bevy of pop and

This evening, November 23, will find The Infamous Stringdusters on the stage of The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, making their debut performance on the venerable radio broadcast. They will be featured in the 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. segment (EST), which

NewFound Road is about to start working on a new CD. The first studio date is December 8, suggesting that a release in mid-to-late 2008 is reasonable. Mountain Heart's Jim Van Cleve will co-produce the new project with the band, and

Rhonda Vincent has announced that the newest member of her band will be Darrell Webb, performing on guitar and vocals. Darrell had previously been a member of Wildfire, J.D. Crowe & The New South and Lonesome River Band, playing mandolin. Rhonda

The winners of our recent Mountain Heart giveaway have all been contacted, and prizes are on the way. Thanks to everyone who participated in that promotion - downloading the free track from the band's newest CD, or entering the contest for

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. Next Great American Band on Friday night held the

Speaking of Cadillac Sky... Their first music video is set to debut tomorrow (11/18) on GAC TV. It's for the song, Born Lonesome, from their current Skaggs Family release, Blind Man Walking. C-Sky's Bryan Simpson said that working with director Roger Pistole

3:00 p.m. - Updated with response from Cadillac Sky. This past weekend Mountain View Arkansas was thriving with bluegrass during the annual Fall Bluegrass Festival. Cadillac Sky was one of the featured bands, and controversy was the order of the day

The appearance by Larry Keel & Natural Bridge on WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour from this past Monday - which Brance had mentioned earlier - can now be viewed as an online video. They perform several songs - including some new

We just got a note from Graham Sharpe, banjo picker with The Steep Canyon Rangers, to let everyone know that they will be joining Eddie Stubbs tonight for an interview on WSM in Nashville. They'll be on in the 9:00