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Andy Statman has been something of an enigma to the bluegrass world for the past 40 years. Clearly a master mandolinist with a demonstrated facility in the bluegrass idiom, he was even as a teenager drawn to incorporating elements of

For almost thirty years, East Tennessee State University has been known for its efforts to promote and preserve traditional Appalachian music. Under the initial supervision of Jack Tottle, then Raymond McLain, and now current program director Daniel Boner, the original

Rural Rhythm Records recently announced the release of the Crowe Brothers’ album, Bridging The Gap (RUR 1087). Maggie Valley’s Crowe Brothers have followed their 2008 CD for Rural Rhythm, Brothers-N-Harmony, with a second collection that shows off their talents as standard

Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail, the latest recorded offering from banjoist extraordinaire Noam Pikelny, is available today (10/25) on Compass Records. Yesterday's hilarious Funny Or Die video notwithstanding, this is an almost-entirely instrumental project, with two lone vocal tracks,

We just heard again from Kenny Smith, who said he is getting all sorts of phone calls from folks who think that he and Amanda have disbanded their group, and will be playing strictly as a duo henceforth. News flash:

We heard today from Zak McLamb, bass player with Kenny & Amanda Smith this past 7 years, with news that he has left the band. He tells us that mandolinist Spencer Strickland and banjo man Trent Calicutt are also moving on. On

The newest member of The Charlie Sizemore Band was announced this morning. Paul Kramer will be with the group on fiddle, and will also offer his vocal and songwriting skills to Sizemore's show. Paul got his start as a member of Special

The following report comes from comes from Max Gainey. He details his experiences at World of Bluegrass 2011 from the perspective of an aspiring songwriter.  This September, as in past years, I went to Nashville to meet with bluegrass professionals as

The Dixie Bee-Liners just finished a few days in the studio working on new material. The band has decided to approach this next release a bit differently than their two previous albums, as Buddy Woodward – founding Bee-Liner, vocalist, songwriter, and

Christmas along the Crooked Road is the first Christmas CD ever recorded by master musicians living along the Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail. The collection features musicians from Southwest Virginia and Northwest North Carolina performing new and old holiday songs