Bluegrass recording news

Still Learning, the next CD from Lonesome River Band, isn't due until July 13 on Rural Rhythm Records, but you can get a sneak peek on Tuesday evening (6/29). Sammy Shelor will be joining Judith Barnette on WBRF-FM to talk about

Shannon Slaughter, guitarist and vocalist with Lou Reid and Carolina, is working on a solo project that will showcase both his muscular vocal style, and his clever and thoughtful songwriting. He has been recording this month at Eastwood Studio in

Tyler Grant is certainly well-regarded as a flatpicker. After all, he won the National Flatpicking Championship at Winfield in 2008, having won or placed in several others previously (Wayne Henderson, Rockygrass). But Grant doesn't like to be viewed primarily as a

We dedicated a good bit of space here on Bluegrass Today in May when the Cumberland River rose up and put much of Nashville under water. Everyone in Music City did what they could, especially as the national media and

John Cowan will be the interview guest on Friday's (6/25) edition of Lonesome Pine RFD, airing on WFDU-FM from 9:00 a.m to noon (EDT). The Cow Man will call in from the road at 11:00; he is on the Doobie

King Wilkie has released a 6 song live album, Wilkie Family Singers Live, available as a digital download from the band's web site. The group has undergone an interesting metamorphosis this past 8 years. They first emerged as a band of

Look for a new release from Tim O'Brien on July 13, an opportune date as this will mark the 13th solo project since his first in 1984. The new album is fully self-produced, and will be on Tim's Howdy Skies Records.

Punch Brothers continue to pop up everywhere you look, offering more evidence of how large an audience they have found for their unique acoustic/bluegrass/pop/rock hybrid. Two more prestigious publications have taken a look at their output in the past few

Foreign Children Records is scheduled to release the next album from celebrated banjoist and singer/songwriter Abigail Washburn on August 31. City of Refuge was produced Tucker Martine, renowned for his work with The Decemeberists and other edgy pop, rock and

Sunday Mornin’ Meetin’ Time is the new self-produced bluegrass Gospel album from Barry Scott and Second Wind. The guys took an interesting tack with this project; all of the tracks are either sung a cappella, or are played as bluegrass