• Railroad Earth says howdy

    Jam band favorites Railroad Earth have just released a video bio in advance of their Spring tour, which is currently in the US Midwest. Tim Carbone and Andrew Altman talk a bit on camera about who they are, and all like

  • VW Boys Retroactive video

    We posted last week about Retroactive, the debut CD from The VW Boys, released earlier this week. The trio from East Tennesee has also created a video to introduce themselves to new fans, and share a few of the songs included

  • Songwriting analysis from Mark Simos

    In the first part of our interview with Sierra Hull earlier this month, she discussed her current studies at the Berklee School of Music in Boston. One instructor she mentioned was Mark Simos, with whom she is studying lyric writing

  • Scholarship opportunity at ResoSummit

    ResoSummit, Rob Ickes' annual workshop weekend for resonator guitarists is scheduled this year for November 10-13. As always, there are 3 days of instruction and performances by some of the top slide artists in Nashville and beyond. This year, Rob and

  • It’s here – The Speed Of Bluegrass

    Today's the day! Our brand spanking new Bluegrass Blog theme song, The Speed Of Bluegrass, is now available as a digital single from iTunes or Amazon.com. We commissioned Jim VanCleve last year to compose a tune that would exemplify what we

  • Country Blues from Monroeville

    The debut single from Monroeville, which we indicated on Monday would be available before the end of March, was actually released today (3/22). It's their version of the old time favorite, Country Blues, which the guys initially offer in an older,

  • Free AKUS track with pre-order

    Traveling this past weekend, I spent almost 8 hours on the road. Much of it was taken up in careful, repeated listening to Paper Airplane, the upcoming project from Alison Krauss & Union Station. You won't be shocked to learn

  • Big day for Rural Rhythm

    Wow... lots of new releases to note for March 22. What is it about the end of March? Rural Rhythm Records has three projects that hit today. I'm sure that we will have more to say about each of them, but

  • Roy Webb honored by ACMA

    On February 26, the 15th Annual Leon Kiser Memorial Tribute Concert was held in Bristol, TN at the historic Paramount Theater. The show is produced each year by the Appalachian Cultural Music Association to raise money to fund their Benny