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Rhonda Vincent will be releasing her next album with a new partner. No... not that! She and husband Herb Sandker are still connected at the hip, and he continues to represent and manage her career through Upper Managemnet. The new partner

The 3rd Sugar Hill album from The Infamous Stringdusters, Things That Fly, won't be released until April 20, but we have a preview to offer here on Bluegrass Today today. There are high expectations for this project, both for their collaboration

Mel Bay Publications has a pair of book/CD combos that should be of interest to students of the bluegrass music - guitarists and mandolinists in particular. Flatpicking Up The Neck, from Jeff Troxel, is designed to assist beginning and intermediate guitar

In recognition of East Tennessee State University now offering the first four year Bachelor's degree in bluegrass music, the Appalachian Cultural Music Association (ACMA) has announced the launch of a new scholarship for ETSU students in the name of the

Just recently we told you about a short upcoming concert/workshop tour that Richard Bennett and Phil Leadbetter are doing together. Now Phil has contacted us with some exciting news about that pairing, and where it's leading. As we noted in

The nominees for the 41st annual Dove Awards have been announced. They will be presented at a gala awards show at The Grand Ole Opry on April 21 in Nashville. These awards are given by the Gospel Music Association in 43

We heard this week from Jim Roe of Roe Entertainment, who shared some follow-up to a couple of stories we have covered on Bluegrass Today of late. Roe Entertainment handles representation for a number of popular bluegrass acts, including Lonesome

Brand New Strings is celebrating their first CD, No Strings Attached, released February 9 on Rural Rhythm. The album consists largely of original material written by band members Randall Massengill and Mike Ramsey, who penned 6 of the 13 tracks, and

Also in the studio this month is singer/songwriter Donna Ulisse who has just finished up a new project for Hadley Music Group. Donna has two previous Hadley Music CDs featuring her lovely voice and fine original songs. She had a cup

The Travelin' McCourys will team up again to offer three days of instrumental bluegrass instruction prior to Delfest 2010 in Cumberland, MD. The band, more widely known as The Del McCoury Band minus Del, consists of Ronnie McCoury on mandolin, Rob