Music

Our British bluegrass buddies Toy Hearts have suffered the ultimate indignity to befall the touring musician. Last night (4/6) they found all their sound gear stolen in Birmingham (in the UK). Someone broke into their van and took it all. They are

Alison Krauss & Union Station have announced the summer tour schedule, starting June 4, in support of their latest recording, Paper Airplane. Things kick off with 2 days in Louisville, KY followed by a stop at Bonnaroo on 6/11 and a

Here's some great news for beginning jammers who had been hoping to attend Pete Wernick's Jam Camp later this month in North Carolina. Pete has announced that a group of former camp attendees have pooled their resources to offer a full

We've posted a few times about the FX original program Justified, and the bluegrass-tinged music they use during the show's soundtrack. It started with Rench, a hip hop artist who (as Ganstagrass) incorporates bluegrass elements in his music beds. He landed

Sugar Hill Records has announced May 17 as the release date for Sarah Jarosz's second album, Follow Me Down. This talented young singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist will see her new CD hit just as she completes her second year of studies

The Bankester Family is hard at work on their third CD, and guitarist and proud papa Phil Bankester has produced a video about the first single. I'll let Phil tell the tale... Very early on in the planning for this album,

Hazel Dickens, a pioneer who helped clear the bluegrass trail for Claire Lynch, Alison Krauss, Rhonda Vincent and others, will soon collect another award for her mantel. Dickens, 75, is the second winner of the D.C. Bluegrass Union’s Washington Monument Award

What would you call a bluegrass Gospel group composed of young ladies from south Mississippi who happen to be identical, red-headed triplets? If you are Nicloe, Nika and Natalie Taylor, you go by Red Roots. Now 19 years of age, the

Jimmy Metts with New Cuts Of Bluegrass has announced the winner in our Win A Free Track contest. The High Rollers from Tennessee will have a track from their Welcome The High Rollers CD included on the April issue of New

Since Cherryholmes announced their unexpected dissolution in January, the bluegrass world has been rife with rumors and speculation. Will the kids reform without mom and dad? Perhaps they will all go on to work with other groups? Well, we have an answer