Music

Shannon Slaughter has had a very good year so far. His solo project, The Sideman Steps Out, has been a hit with bluegrass radio, and spent most of the early part of 2012 on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay Chart. He

Boston's Three Tall Pines has announced that bassist Nick DiSebastian has joined the group. He joins Joe Lurgio on mandolin, Dan Bordeau on guitar and Connor Smith on fiddle. All four Tall Pines share in the vocal chores. Nick has taken taken advantage

Darin & Brooke Aldridge have signed with Class Act Entertainment for exclusive booking representation. They join such distinguished bluegrass acts as The Boxcars, J.D. Crowe & The New South, Red Wine and The Hillbenders with the agency. The Aldridges tour with a

We have learned that Tom "Cat" Reeder, veteran broadcaster and member of the Country Music Broadcasters Hall of Fame, died earlier today. Reeder was one of the most celebrated radio personalities in the US, based in the Maryland, Washington, DC area

Bobby Osborne has signed with Moonstruck Management for exclusive artist management and booking for his shows with Rocky Top X-Press. Moonstruck is a joint venture between Josh Trivett and Peter Keiser, a boutique firm that also represents Doyle Lawson, Don Rigsby, Lonesome

Go Parker!, the long-awaited solo project from Jeff Parker, mandolinist and vocalist with Dailey & Vincent, is now set for a July 9 release on Lonesome Day Records. From a quick listen to extended samples on Airplay Direct, this sounds like

John Bradley has been announced as the new bass player with Carolina Road. A 2010 graduate of Berea College with a dual music and political science major, John is the son of bluegrass legend Dale Ann Bradley, and has performed many

A faculty position has come open in the Commercial Music program at South Plains College in Levelland, TX. This is the program where banjo legend Alan Munde taught for so many years, and where bluegrass multi-instrumentalist Joe Carr still resides. South Plains is accepting

We have just learned that Randal Massengill, guitarist with Brand New Strings, was injured earlier today at work. Randall is a Tennessee State Trooper, in charge of accident scene investigations. Both he and his partner were struck by a moving vehicle

Volume Five has announced that Jeff Partin, of Ella Jay, GA, is the new guitarist with the band. At 19 years old, Jeff has already spent several years playing bluegrass music, and had the honor to play on the Opry with