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Here's the fourth report by The Henhouse Prowlers from their ongoing European tour. This comes from banjo picker and founding member, Ben Wright. The guys have promised daily reports (with photos) from their Euro-jaunt over the

He’s been a Bluegrass Cardinal, a Gentleman and a Legend. Now Norman Wright is ready to be a Traveler again. The Travelers, which Wright and best friend Kevin Church put together in the late mid-1990s, are back together, booking shows and

Here's the third report by The Henhouse Prowlers from their ongoing European tour. This comes from mandolinist and newest member, Grant Ziolkowski. The guys have promised daily reports (with photos) from their Euro-jaunt over the next week or

Alison Krauss & Union Station are giving away a free MP3 of the title track from their upcoming Rounder CD, Paper Airplane. All it will cost you is your name and email address so they can contact you when the album

Here's the first report by The Henhouse Prowlers from their ongoing European tour. This comes from banjo picker and founding member, Ben Wright. The guys have promised daily reports (with photos) from their Euro-jaunt over the next week or so.

Jerry Butler & the Blu J's have much to celebrate this week. Their new CD, Stranger In My Own Hometown, is out on Blue Circle Records. This is the first release Butler with his band, but not his first recording. He

Pinecastle Records has announced the newest band to be signed to the label. Town Mountain hails from Asheville, NC, but has been touring other areas of the country since 2005, when they won the band competition at the Rockygrass festival

Travers Chandler has announced two new members of his touring band, Avery County. Tony Mabe is the new banjo player, stepping in for Adam Poindexter who departed owing to other work commitments. Mabe had worked previously with James King and Jeanette

Chicago grassers, The Henhouse Prowlers, are about to start a whirlwind tour of Europe. They will play 13 shows over the next 10 days in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Despite this busy schedule, the guys have promised to send along reports

The latest issue (March 2011) of  Acoustic Guitar magazine is out, and it includes a lengthy article by Tyler Grant entitled: Must-Know Bluegrass Vocabulary - A guide to practical licks every flatpicker should know. Grant draws an interesting analogy between learning to play a