Bluegrass recording news

The Roys are the most recent artists to sign with Rural Rhythm Records. Lee and Elaine Roy are brother-and-sister duet partners with a rich bluegrass heritage, which they employ alongside more contemporary Americana and country influences. A new Rural Rhythm project,

The Gibson Brothers have created a video preview for, Help My Brother, their next Compass Records release which is due early next year. Eric and Leigh talk about the songs, the songwriters, and a number of guests artists - plus we

Once again PopMatters, the webzine of popular culture, has included bluegrass in their lists of the Best Music of 2010. And as you might expect from a more mainstream publication, their picks are heavy on the edgier, contemporary side of

Here's yet another entry in the bluegrass Christmas song bonanza. Kathryn Caine's Christmas was actually released last year, but she is offering the full album now as a free download to help raise awareness of her new album for 2010, Down

We told you in February about Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike recording their next album at the International Bluegrass Museum in Owensboro, KY. The band was serving an artist in residency at IBMM, and after teaching workshops and playing shows

The first video from The Grascals' upcoming CD, The Grascals & Friends has been released. The video for I Am Strong was shot on site at the St. Judes Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, with Dolly Parton as their special guest.

Steep Canyon Rangers are expecting to close out 2010 by announcing an agreement with Rounder Records. As we understand it, the final contracts have not yet been signed, but should be executed by year's end. The guys have recently completed a

Rural Rhythm has released a very special project for Bobby Osborne, commemorating his 60th year as a bluegrass performer. Memories: Celebrating Bobby’s 60th Anniversary as a Professional Entertainer features 14 new recordings of both new songs and classics from the Osborne

Here's a bluegrass twist on the 12 days of Christmas... Frank Solivan has announced that he is giving away his entire new CD, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen as a Christmas gift for bluegrass lovers. Starting today (12/13) and running right

We reported earlier this year on the demise of Prime Cuts of Bluegrass, the bluegrass radio service operated since 1992 by Kirk and Becky Brandenberger. Their last sampler CD was mailed in July. Fortunately, a new service has arisen in their