Music

Scott Napier, the wonderfully clever and quirky mandolinist with Lost and Found, has just released his first solo CD, entitled All Out Front. The album contains primarily original material, both vocal and instrumental, and was recorded with some of the finest

Alan Bibey sent along a statement about losing Phil Leadbetter, resonator guitarist and founding member of Grasstowne. Al assured us that Grasstowne would be hitting it stronger than ever this year, and would have both a new bass player and a

Phil Leadbetter, resonator guitarist and founding member of Grasstowne, today announced that he will no longer be a member of the group. "I want to announce that today, I am stepping down as a member and partner in the band Grasstowne.

The Farewell Drifters have released a new music video for the song Everyone Is Talking, which will be included on their next CD, Yellow Tag Mondays, expected in May 2010. Zach Bevill, singer/songwriter/guitarist with the Drifters tells us that they were

We just got word of a new "part time" band that will performing selected dates starting later in 2010. The group is made up of several prominent musicians who have made their careers primarily as sidemen, so it will be

Denison University in Granville, Ohio (30 miles East of Columbus) is a private, residential liberal arts and sciences college, which has consistently ranked within the top 60 Best Colleges ranking by U.S. News and World Report for the last several years. Denison

Rhonda Vincent is back at it. She and her talented band, The Rage, are in the studio working on their next record. Once again, Rhonda is providing a journal of the recording process on her website, which she bills as Adventures

Summertown Road has announced the recruitment of Zachary Rambo to fill the position on mandolin, recently vacated by John Rigsby. Replacing the recently departed John Rigsby in Summertown Road is up-and-coming mandolin player Zach Rambo of Worthington, Kentucky. Stalwart banjo player

Today (February 9) sees the release of the long-awaited new CD from The Chapmans, Grown Up (A Revisionist History). It marks the 20th year of this family band, featuring brothers John on guitar and lead vocals, Jeremy on mandolin, Jaso on

A recent release from Homespun Video, Jens Kruger's Banjo Method For Beginners, subtitled An Easy and Joyful Way to Start Picking, is available on DVD for all regions. Kruger is a Swiss banjo virtuoso who has gained a considerable amount of