• The Roys head Down Under

    The Roys have just learned that they will spend part of January 2012 touring in Australia. They will be performing at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, a major event in New South Wales that draws 80,000-100,000 each year over the course of

  • Skip Cherryholmes Quintet debut at IBMA

    After a long Wednesday shuffling around the Nashville Convention Center, it came time for one of the most anticipated musical performances of the week. Amidst all the after-hour showcase madness which included everyone from Jett's Creek to Junior Sisk, and

  • Carter Brothers and Compass ink a deal

    October 25 has been set as the street date for The Road To Roosky, the first Carter Brothers album since having recently signed with Compass Records. Tim, the banjo picking Carter brother, tells us that the record showcases the many influences he

  • On the Brooklyn Road – Nell Robinson

    After singing for twenty plus years almost exclusively within her car, Nell Robinson has set off on a new musical journey and solidified her place within roots music circles with her latest album. She includes many styles (ranging in scope

  • Laurie Lewis and Bill Monroe

    Even though Laurie Lewis channels Bill Monroe in her new tribute to him, Skippin’ and Flyin’, she knows she won’t please some of the purists. “I picked songs that were from the same sort of well that he would have chosen

  • Crash Course in the Blues

    From the front cover’s depiction of a woman walking out the door in red high heels to the sad songs included within Crash Course in the Blues, Wildfire reminds us with their late 2010 release that some of the best

  • Driven from Matt Hayes

    We got a note from Canadian fiddler, Matt Hayes, about his new release, Driven. The 20 year old has what appears to be a straight-ahead bluegrass album, mixed and mastered by banjo, fiddle, everything ace Ron Stewart - who also

  • Bringing Songwriters into the IBMA Community

    Louisa Branscomb remembers the feeling of a different IBMA world. Walking along the banks of the Ohio river at a past World of Bluegrass celebration (then held in Owensboro, Kentucky), she reflected on the honors bestowed upon groups, vocalists, instrumentalists,

  • Johnny and Jeanette back together

    Among the many friends who stopped by the Bluegrass Today booth during last week's World of Bluegrass and Fan Fest in Nashville were Johnny and Jeanette Williams. This husband-and-wife team have been picking and singing for many years, sometimes together and other