Music

Audie Blaylock is using the Centennial of Bill Monroe's birth as the occasion to release a tribute project on Rural Rhythm, appropriately titled, I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky. Recorded with his road band, Redline, the Big Mon album also

The Boxcars are featured on the cover of the May 2 issue of Cashbox magazine, in celebration of the position of their debut album atop this week's Cashbox bluegrass chart. This latest bluegrass supergroup is anchored by Adam Steffey on mandolin

Joe Walsh, mandolinist with The Gibson Brothers, has a new solo project, Sweet Loam, on his own Skinny Elephant label. It's the second under his name, which offers him a chance to stretch out a bit stylistically on mandolin, and

We have news of the passing of another notable figure, Jim Dickson, a west coast music producer who worked with a great many acoustic and bluegrass acts in Los Angeles. Dickson had produced the first four records for Country Gazette, which

Rebel Records has two new digital reissues which were released last week. We have on many occasions tipped our cap to the Rebel folks for their ongoing efforts to digitize and re-release their rich back catalog of classic bluegrass, generally at

Yesterday, Lynn Morris demonstrated the indomitable nature of the human spirit when she returned to the stage after an eight year absence at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, VA. Just as she was enjoying her greatest success as s

We've spoken highly in the past about The Troubadours, a talented young band from East Tennessee. They made the trek this weekend to Merlefest, and came away covered in glory. Yesterday we posted the winners of the banjo and guitar competitions,

Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice have indicated that their next album, Cold Heart, is expected from Rebel Records some time this summer. In addition to the support of his crack road band, Junior has a duet with Rhonda Vincent to brag

Florida banjo picker Scott Anderson has a new CD highlighting his very talented family. Oh... and some of the hottest pickers in bluegrass music! Tales From The Swamp has Scott out in front, primarily on banjo and lead vocals, on a

Regular readers of Bluegrass Today will have surely noted my occasional musings on how few really outstanding new recordings come across my desk, as a percentage of total new projects. It has also been noted how often these exceptional albums