Kentucky-based Newtown has just signed with Crossroads Music's Pisgah Ridge Records. The band, formerly billed as Kati Penn & Newtown, features Kati Penn-Williams on fiddle, along with her husband Jr. Williams on banjo, Terry Poirier on bass, C.J. Cain on
Mountain Fever Records has announced the April 9 release of Hammertowne’s self-titled debut album. Hammertowne is a five man group that originates in the “cradle of bluegrass music” in the eastern Kentucky foothills. While relatively new as a unit, this is
Swedish grassers G2 have announced that they are now represented by MTA Production in Stockholm. The company has grown since its founding in 2000 into a full-service agency handling booking, management, tour logistics and publicity, and product marketing. They will handle touring
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver are among the unstoppable objects in the music world, recording and touring now in their 34th year. Together since Doyle Lawson stepped away from The Country Gentlemen in 1979, the band has seen dozens of personnel
West coast mandolin master John Reischman has a new album of instrumental music, which he calls Walk Along John. Like his varied career, the album's 14 named tracks (with one secret) feature the stylistic mix his many admirers have come to
Pete Wernick has announced the names of two youngsters from western North Carolina as scholarship winners for his Bluegrass Jam Camp in Boomer, NC later this month. Liam Purcell, 10, of Deep Gap and Kinsey Green, 14, of Boone are both
Legendary grasser Melvin Goins has brought a new look to his touring band, Windy Mountain, for the 2013 season. "Our new banjo player is Mike French. Mike has been playing the banjo for 40 years and has played with some of
Trinity River Band is proud to announce their new radio single, Today It Don’t Look Like Rain, available now to stations at AirPlay Direct. This lovely new song, written by Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle, is the title track from the band's
Compass Records has announced that the Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen album On the Edge (COM4602) is now available in digital format. The project is the first since Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen and Compass Records linked up in February. It consists
Punch Brothers are taking the summer off for the most part, with several members using the time to tour on their own. The band has but three shows scheduled as a group: at the Spoleto Festival in May, and at
