Bluegrass recording news

The new CD from Charlie Sizemore, Good News, is out today (8/14) on Rounder. It's been five years since there was a new studio project from this soulful bluegrass balladeer, songwriter and former Clinch Mountain Boy, and his many fans

The John Cowan Band has posted some new audio tracks on their MySpace page, designed to showcase the newly revamped band sound. These recordings are otherwise unreleased and showcase John's more scaled down, acoustic approach since bringing new members into

Earlier this spring, Alison Krauss sat down with WGBH radio's Brad Paul to talk about her then upcoming compilation CD, A Hundred Miles Or More. The discussion was largely focused on the songs included on this recording, but she also talked

Bluegrass troubadour Jim Lauderdale will be releasing his new CD of bluegrass originals next month. The street date for The Bluegrass Diaries is September 18, 2007. The Bluegrass Diaries is a follow up to the highly acclaimed Bluegrass which he

Just eight months ago we told you about the formation of a new band. Steve Gulley had left Mountain Heart, and Phil Leadbetter had announced his departure from Wildfire. In December '06 they joined forces with Alan Bibey, then with

Rounder Records has announced October 23 as the release date for the new project from Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. Raising Sand, a seemingly unlikely pairing of the whispery-voiced bluegrasser with the former Led Zeppelin vocalist, was produced by T-Bone

Rhonda Vincent has embarked on the journey of creating a new CD, and she invites you to join her. Here's how it will work. As Rhonda goes through each phase of recording the CD, from listening to and writing songs, to

John recently posted about this CD by the Steep Canyon Rangers. The street date for Lovin' Pretty Women is set for August 14, 2007. The CD is being premiered for the next couple weeks on XM Radio (for details see John's

Pinecastle Records has just announced the re-release of both of Terry Eldredge's solo projects. Terry currently tours with The Grascals, but back in the early '90s he was a member of The Osborne Brothers and released two solo projects featuring members

Wednesday morning at 8:00 a.m. marks the official radio premiere of the new Rebel Records CD from The Steep Canyon Rangers on XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction. Host Kyle Cantrell will play each of the tracks from Lovin' Pretty Women,