Bluegrass recording news

As Peter Rowan prepares to tour Europe, he is in the Compass Records' studio recording his second album for the label. Along with his current band, Keith Little (banjo), Paul Knight (bass) and Mike Witcher (resonator guitar), Rowan has been joined

A debut single from the upcoming Grasstowne CD on Mountain Fever Records, Grasstowne 4, has been released to radio. This is their first project with Mountain Fever, having just recently signed with the Virginia-based label. The single is a collaboration between

Punch Brothers will be releasing Ahoy on November 13, a five song EP CD including unreleased tracks from the sessions that produced their current album, Who's Feeling Young Now. The disc will contain three covers, a traditional bluegrass song and a new Punch

Rounder will be releasing their third project from The Steeldrivers, Hammer Down, on February 5, 2013. This will be the first album from the newly-reconstituted band. Original members Richard Bailey on banjo, Mike Fleming on bass, and Tammy Rogers on fiddle recorded

Rounder Records has announced a November 20 release for A Fiddler's Holiday, a live concert recording from The Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band. It was recorded and videotaped with the University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra in Fredericksburg, VA for a PBS

Today marks the official release of Calm Before The Storm, the first Mountain Fever album from Alabama's Delta Reign. To celebrate, the band will be hosting a CD release party and concert tonight at the Shed BBQ & Blues Joint in their

Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers will be releasing a new album on October 15 with a decidedly throwback vibe. From the '60s-style cover to having been recorded in 2 days in an analog format with no overdubs, The Old Home Place Ain't

South Carolina banjo man Todd Taylor has a new CD, and a live performance DVD, available for sale. The CD is called Indescribable, and includes 11 instrumental tracks, 5 of them Taylor originals. All showcase Todd's signature style, which involves both

Darrell Scott and Tim O'Brien have announced October 9th as the release date for their upcoming album for Full Light Records, We're Usually A Lot Better Than This. A live album consisting of two benefit performances at the Grey Eagle in

There are a couple of new albums set to drop next Tuesday, while much of the bluegrass world (including Bluegrass Today) will be in Nashville for the IBMA's World of Bluegrass convention. We wanted to mention them today, lest they