Bluegrass recording news

We just got a note from Darren Beachley of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver letting us know that he will start work soon co-producing a second CD from Bill Yates, A Tribute to The Country Gentlemen Vol. 2. Darren will be producing

Whisperin' Bill Anderson may not be among the first names which come to mind when you start talking bluegrass. His success came as a country singer and songwriter, and he has managed to thrive as a songsmith in the modern

We've mentioned banjo picker Jason Davis several times here on Bluegrass Today. Before he was old enough to vote, Jason had been featured on CDs from Michelle Nixon & Drive and Huber Banjos, and started touring with Kenny & Amanda

We may be smack dab in the middle of the Christmas season, but The Grascals still have a busy December in store. They will be performing on The Grand Ole Opry four times this month, starting with tomorrow night's Tuesday Opry,

Flatpicking Guitar Records has two new CD releases which you may want to consider when contemplating gifts for your favorite flatpicker - or flatpicking fan. Plaidgrass is a band whose foundation concept is a mixture of Celtic music instrumentation with a

Also just up on the Rounder Records site is a brief interview with Rhonda Vincent regarding her upcoming CD, Good Thing Going. They discussed several aspects of the project's creation including recording at home, who she chose to track with her,

Rounder has just posted audio samples for all 12 tracks on the widely-anticipated and self-titled debut release from Dailey & Vincent. There are also four full length tracks from the CD available for online listening on the band's MySpace page. Check

Another new CD we can expect in 2008 is Iron and Diamonds from The Gibson Brothers, due in March on Sugar Hill Records. It will feature seven new songs written by Eric and Leigh Gibson, plus covers from unexpected artists

The new Born Lonesome music video from Cadillac Sky we posted about earlier this month will be featured this afternoon (11/30) on the CMT Pure cable channel. If your cable provider includes this new music channel in their digital lineup, check

We've caught word of a few other new projects expected at some point in 2008. Kati Penn is working now on a new project with Blue Highway's Rob Ickes producing. She is planning a mid-2008 release. Starting soon on a new album