Bluegrass band news

Phil Leadbetter (founding member of Wildfire and former member of The New South) reports that he will perform California Cotton Fields from his Slide Effects CD on the IBMA Awards Show at the Ryman Theater in Nashville on October 27. Joining

The concept video, You Gotta Dig A Little Deeper from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, is airing all next week on CMT's Wide Open Country: Sunday 9/18 - 10:00 AM Monday 9/19 - 12:00 PM Tuesday 9/20 - 5:00 PM Wednesday 9/21 - 2:00 PM Friday

Blue Highway will be performing at a benefit concert on September 23 for the Mid South Multiple Sclerosis Society in conjunction with the Chapter"s annual fundraiser, Bike to Jack and Back. The concert will be held in Grace Chapel

The Del McCoury Band's web site now features the ultimate keepsake for the most dedicated Del heads out there - a limited edition, autographed Del McCoury bobblehead doll! Only 500 of the bobbleheads have been made, and each is hand numbered

What More Should I Say, the most recent Pinecastle release for Michelle Nixon & Drive, debuted this week on the Billboard Magazine bluegrass chart at #46. This chart is compiled using Soundscan reports, a service of the Nielsen Company -

Guitarist and vocalist, Audie Blaylock (former member of Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys and more recently Rhonda Vincent & The Rage), has signed with Lonesome Day Records to record and release the debut CD for Blaylock and his band, Redline. Joining

The annual fall rotation of band members continues, as this weekend marks the official start of fiddlers Mike Hartgrove with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Jesse Stockman with The Isaacs. Mike returns to Quicksilver almost two years to the day that

The Del McCoury Band has a new member. Del has hired bassist Alan Bartram to replace long time band member Mike Bub, who left the band two months ago. Here's the announcement that was made on Del's website: As of August

The Grascals will perform at Radio City Music Hall on August 18 as the opening act for Dolly Parton. This show will be the second stop on Dolly's Vintage Tour and will feature a guest performance by the country superstar

This just in from Nothin' Fancy. Nothin' Fancy announces with sadness that bassist Tony Shorter has left the band due to personal reasons. In his stead, the band is pleased to announce Eli Johnston, recently of Branson, Missouri but now