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James Alan Shelton has served as lead guitarist with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys for the past 16 years, taking him all over the world with the good Doctor. Along the way, Shelton has released 10 recordings of

Marshall Wilborn is taking a leave of absence from his gig with Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper to complete treatment for Lyme disease. He tells us that the treatment, which lasts 28 days, is going well. Marshall will be back with the

The latest CD from Lonesome River Band, Still Learning, is out on Rural Rhythm. You can hear audio samples now on the LRB web site. As a long-time fan, it's hard to believe that this band has been going for nearly

Sawmill Road, the mega-talented west coast bluegrass outfit has hit the end of the road. Made up of five seasoned pros, the group released a pair of excellent recordings (Sawmill Road and Fire On The Kettle) while they were active. The

Mountain Fever Records is today releasing the debut single from Down In A Cell, the upcoming album from Volume Five, a fine new bluegrass band from north Alabama. Volume Five is Glenn Harrell on fiddle, Patton Wages on banjo, Chris Williamson

Not long ago we wrote about the Sunset Drive tour of Japan. Now we bring you news of the recording for which the tour was named. Maro Kawabata brought together several of his friends and heros for the recording Sunset Drive.

A very special CD project is released today on the E1 Entertainment label (formerly Koch Records). The album, Southern Filibuster: A Tribute To Tut Taylor, is the brainchild of celebrated resonator guitarist Jerry Douglas, who produced and recorded this project as

Ronnie King's music occupies that hard-to define space between bluegrass and folk music. Some might call it Americana, but it is clearly informed by a thoroughgoing knowledge and appreciation for bluegrass. In fact, bluegrass fans may recall Ronnie from his

Phil Leadbetter is now the resonator guitarist with The Whites, making him the lone non-White in the band. Patriarch Buck White is on mandolin and piano, Cheryl White Warren on bass and Sharon White Skaggs on guitar. All three sing lead

We heard yesterday from Jim VanCleve, Mountain Heart's fiery fiddler, who reports that the band's new 7-song EP project is almost finished. Jim has been mixing the tracks this week at Blackbird Studio, Nashville's premier recording facility. Their mixing suite (Studio