Music

Jim & Valerie Gabehart are on the hunt for a new mandolin player for their West Virginia-based group. Current mandolinist Steve Acord has had to bow out, having taken a new day job that won't allow him the flexibility needed to tour

Today marks the official release of Calm Before The Storm, the first Mountain Fever album from Alabama's Delta Reign. To celebrate, the band will be hosting a CD release party and concert tonight at the Shed BBQ & Blues Joint in their

We heard recently from The Parmesans, a new bluegrass outfit in the Bay area of California. Like many young urban bands, their members are interested and involved in a wide variety of musical styles, in this case "ranging from punk

Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers will be releasing a new album on October 15 with a decidedly throwback vibe. From the '60s-style cover to having been recorded in 2 days in an analog format with no overdubs, The Old Home Place Ain't

Here is David Morris discussing songwriting with Rick Lang at World of Bluegrass last week in Nashville. Though he had tracks placed previously, Rick came to the attention of the wider bluegrass world with his Look To The Light CD, released

South Carolina banjo man Todd Taylor has a new CD, and a live performance DVD, available for sale. The CD is called Indescribable, and includes 11 instrumental tracks, 5 of them Taylor originals. All showcase Todd's signature style, which involves both

Another exciting development this week is the formation of a super all-star special project band, billing as Masters of Bluegrass. It includes Del McCoury on guitar, Bobby Osborne on mandolin, J.D. Crowe on banjo, Bobby Hicks on fiddle, and Jerry

Last week during World of Bluegrass, David Morris caught up with Missy Armstrong, lead vocalist and one of two primary songwriters with Michigan's fast-rising Detour. As part of David's Songwriter to Songwriter series, they talked about how she wrote the song Lovin'

Not long ago we posted news that Justin Jenkins would be leaving Grasstowne to join up with American Drive, the newly-formed band built by the members of J.D. Crowe & the New South. Justin and Grasstowne bandleader Alan Bibey spoke with us

More winners from Bluegrass Today! OK... that may be overstating the point, but David Morris did catch up Thursday afternoon with a number of eventual IBMA Award winners, just hours before the awards presentation that evening. Here is his discussion with Joe