Bluegrass recording news

Mountain Fever Records has pegged February 14 as the release date for the self-titled debut album from The Heather Berry & Tony Mabe Show. But you don't have to wait for Valentine's Day to have a listen. Tonight at 8:00 p.m.

Marty Raybon is going at full speed. Just over a year after undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, he has two new albums coming out, with a full tour schedule planned for 2012. His album of contemporary Christian music, Hand To The

Rebel Records has February 28th set as the release date for their latest album from Chris Jones & the Night Drivers. It's a long title, Lost Souls & Free Spirits: The Rebel Collection Old & New, but it accurately describes what

I just got a pre-release copy of Don Rigsby’s upcoming CD, a tribute to Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys called Doctor’s Orders. I asked Don how he came up with the name and he said, “The songs were hand

Pinecastle Music has announced that Karl Shiflett and Big Country Show have signed with the label, and will release a new CD, Take Me Back, by late Spring. Shifflett goes way past a traditionalist approach with his music. Throwback might be the

Rural Rhythm has released a new single to radio from the upcoming Brand New Strings CD, Stay Tuned. The song is Other Side Of Lonesome, a contribution from guitarist/vocalist Randall Massengil. He is joined by Stuart Wyrick on banjo, Tony Mowell on

Irish bluegrass singer and songwriter Niall Toner has signed with Pinecastle Records, with a new project set to coincide with Toner's US tour in the Fall of 2012. Niall made quite a bit of noise with his single, William Smith Monroe,

As we mentioned in our introductory piece on this topic last Wednesday, music sales figures for 2011 gave the record industry its first reason to smile in several years - even if only Mona Lisa-style. After many years of steady

To many young bluegrass converts, the name Boone Creek might not ring a bell. For those who are not familiar with that name, how do the names Jerry Douglas, Terry Baucom, and Ricky Skaggs grab ya? This short-lived group was a

The planets seem to be lining up nicely for The Grascals this year. The band is putting the finishing touches on a new album, and the ink is still drying on their one-record deal with Mountain Home. “I think we’re in