Music

The guys in Monroeville got a taste of the youth music market when they visited Barboursville Middle School in Barboursville, WV last week. In a busy day at school, the band did a first period concert for the 8th graders, followed

Rhino Records has resurrected the sole album from the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Almost Acoustic, recorded live in 1988. They have also released the group's only other recording, Ragged But Right, a second set of live takes that has lain

More news from David Parmley... Hot on the heels of his recent announcement of a renewed focus on touring and recording in 2011, comes word of a new partnership with the Lake Cumberland Bluegrass Festival. Starting with their 8th annual event

Tim Shelton sent along this panoramic shot of NewFound Road taken during their live CD/DVD shoot at The Down Home in Johnson City, TN last Saturday night. The snow it was a fallin', but the guys - and a sellout

Gary Reid, he of Copper Creek Records and The Bluegrass Calendar, has announced a new reissue of music from Don Reno and his two primary partners, Red Smiley and Bill Harrell. The 4-CD set is simply titled 1963 – 1972, featuring

The Toy Hearts have released a music video for the special radio mix of the title track from Femme Fatale, their most recent CD. It presents the Johnson girls (Hannah and Sophia) in hot swing, high fashion style. Hannah carries the

The Grascals have been Nashville's favorite bluegrass band since their debut album hit in 2005. The original members were noted session players and sidemen, who had worked in town for many years with a variety of country and bluegrass acts.

IIIrd Tyme Out bass player Edgar Loudermilk has completed a solo project, and he and Mountain Fever Records have come to an agreement to release it on January 11, 2011. The as-yet untitled album features Loudermilk as a vocalist, songwriter

Wow... It's a real Christmas bluegrass bonanza in 2010! Ir seems like every few days that a new single is released this holiday season from bluegrass artists. We joked a few weeks back that there may be a need for a

The nominees for the 53rd Grammy Awards were announced last night, with a number of bluegrass artists prominent on the list, even outside the bluegrass category. Dierks Bentley received a Best Country Album nomination for his Up On The Ridge CD,