Bluegrass recording news

Though Kyle Cantrell is taking Labor Day off at XM's Bluegrass Junction, he has pre-programmed a new show to start this afternoon (9/1). At 3:00 p.m. (EDT), you can hear a track-by-track run-through of Dan Tyminski's recent Wheels album, with Dan

Del McCoury has always been hip to the younger crowd, and it seems he's staying that way. While fans download and trade bootlegs of live recordings, many artists see this as detracting from their CD sales. Other industry people see

Nonesuch is set to release a CD/DVD combo project from Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile, titled Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile. The CD includes 12 new instrumental compositions the two have c0-written, performed with Thile on mandolin and Meyer on bass. The

After 21 years together, one of the most popular and well-known names on the British bluegrass music scene, Monroe's Revenge, has finally released their debut CD. The band from south-east England has made regular appearances at festivals around the country for

Rural Rhythm Records has announced plans for an early 2009 release of a new CD from Audie Blaylock & Redline. A single from the new CD, Lonesome Weary Heart, has already been released to radio and is currently charting. All

Renowned banjo master Béla Fleck has recorded a Christmas project in collaboration with his touring band, The Flecktones. Jingle All The Way contains their arrangements of familiar Christmas and holiday music, and is expected for release on Rounder Records September

Grammy winning singer/songwriter, Jim Lauderdale is currently in the studio finishing up the vocals on a new bluegrass recording. I'm told the recording is shaping up even stronger than his last outing, The Bluegrass Diaries. Lauderdale's approach to songwriting and recording

The first single from Melonie Cannon's upcoming project, I Call It Gone, has been released to radio. The song was written by Marla Cannon-Goodman, Jennifer Hanson and Michael Heeney, and offers the first glimpse at her next CD, And The Wheels

After performing for the past 15 years under the tutelage - and the shadow - of his famous father, Ralph Stanley II is ready to establish his own musical personality. He has a new CD due for release in September,

Valerie Smith and Becky Buller have been playing together for some time now, but they've recently teamed up to release a duet CD titled Here's a Little Song. The CD will be released September 9, 2008 on Bell Buckle Records. Taking