Bluegrass band news

The Grascals sat recently for an interview with Country Weekly, and it can be viewed on the CW web site. The interview is about the upcoming Grascals CD, due in late August, which features contributions with a number of country music

Fans of The Steep Canyon Rangers may be interested in this one. Two of the instruments used on their One Dime At A Time CD are being offered for sale on the band's web site. Mike Guggino's Henderson F-5 mandolin

We just heard from our friend, Greg Cahill, founder, banjo player and chief everything officer with Chicago-based Special Consensus. He was just back from a week teaching at NashCamp and filled us in on a personnel change in the band. Our

The first music video from Sam Bush's new CD, Laps In Seven on Sugar Hill, has been released for online viewing. It is for the song The River's Gonna Run, a duet with Emmy Lou Harris. You can watch the video

Belated congratulations to Lonesome County, who won the Bluegrass talent Contest at Renfro Valley, KY in mid-May. They traveled from their home in Michigan to compete, and came away with a trophy, and the chance to perform twice on the

The Isaacs report receiving several nominations for the 2006 SGN Scoops Diamond Awards, including Female Vocalist of the Year for Sonya Isaacs, Bluegrass Gospel Artist of the Year, and Video of the Year. Voting is done online, and anyone can

The Crooked Jades, purveyors of "vintage music" in the truest sense of the word, are set to embark on a tour of the UK in July. The band is configured as an old time string band, but their music and

Del McCoury's many fans will surely enjoy reading a piece posted yesterday on CMT.com. Though largely focused on the band's new all-Gospel release, The Promised Land, the interview also touches on a number of other topics, including his decision to form

The Del McCoury Band will spend the second half of July touring in the British Isles, with 7 shows during that time in England, Scotland and Ireland. Fans in the UK will have a chance to see this powerful and

Michigan's Greensky Bluegrass took first place at last weekend's Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado. A last-minute addition to the band contest, Greensky Bluegrass came out on top against 8 other bands, and as they note on their bulletin board, with