• Justin Moses to Kentucky Thunder

    Justin Moses will be the new banjo player with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, starting this Friday at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in Bettendorf, IA. He is taking over for Jim Mills, who recently announced his intention to

  • County reissues Robert Byrd fiddle album

    As citizens of West Virginia honor the memory of their recently deceased Senator, Robert C. Byrd, many long-time fans of bluegrass and old time music are recalling the Senator as a musician as well. Byrd played fiddle and sang in

  • Sam Bush to give IBMA keynote address

    Sam Bush has been confirmed as the Keynote Speaker at the 2010 IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville (9/27-10/3). He will speak on the opening night of the week-long event, Monday (September 27), and his speech will examine bluegrass music

  • Rising Sun Melodies – Ola Belle Reed

    The name Ola Belle Reed may not be terribly familiar to younger fans of bluegrass and old time music - unless they are inclined to peruse liner notes and songwriter credits on their favorite recordings. Many of her songs have

  • Trial by fire for Jake Stargel

    Mountain Heart's new lead guitarist, Jake Stargel, had quite a first gig with the band yesterday. Right out of the gate, he was on stage with Tony Rice at Red, White & Bluegrass in North Carolina. Here's some video from yesterday's

  • Ricky Skaggs – Mosaic

    Early last month we reported that banjo picker Jim Mills was leaving Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, a job he had held for the past 14 years. The move came as a shock to a lot of Skaggs/Mills fans, and

  • Foggy Hogtown Boys – Scotch and Sofa

    One of my favorite stylistic hybrids is the successful merging of old time and bluegrass music. And by successful, I more than offhanded references to another tradition, or the grassification of an old timey song or tune. It's not easy to

  • Darrell Webb – Bloodline

    I've been watching the musical career of Darrell Webb for many a year. He first popped up on my radar as the mandolinist/tenor singer with Lonesome River Band in 1994, hired as the "replacement" for Dan Tyminski when he departed

  • New face with Mountain Heart

    Mountain Heart has announced that Jake Stargel has joined the band on guitar, filling the spot just vacated by Clay Jones. Jake is a fiery flatpicker from Georgia who at 19 years of age has already developed quite a reputation in

  • Fitzmaurice releases debut CD

    Fitzmaurice is a talented young band from Maryland fronted by twin sisters Maria and Sarah Fitzmaurice. They have been performing regionally for the past 3 1/2 years, and have just released a debut, self-titled CD. Their sound - and their original