• Béla Fleck – Acoustic Planet Vol 3

    Béla Fleck has been credited with reviving the five string banjo and bringing it to new audiences over the past 20 years, much as Earl Scruggs had done as the seminal banjo pioneer 40 years earlier. Fleck might shrink from such

  • Home again!

    Special Consensus mandolinist Ashby Frank has agreed to send us updates and photos from their current tour of Britain and Ireland. Ashby is unsure how much web access he will have during the tour, but promises to send his musings

  • Bryon Larrance joins up with John Cowan

    The John Cowan Band has announced the addition of a new member, Bryon Larrance on drums. Bryon grew up in Tennessee, but shipped off to the northeastern US to study at The New England Conservatory and the Manhattan School Of Music

  • Steve Martin on NPR

    Yesterday's (2/4) edition of All Things Considered on National Public Radio included a lengthy interview with Steve Martin. The entire interview was dedicated to his love of the banjo, his serious passion for the instrument and, of course, his newly

  • Cherryholmes Tweet The Grammies

    With Grammy weekend fast approaching, a  number of bluegrass artists are preparing to make the trip to LA, hoping to come away with a trophy. To help fans follow them on their Grammy trip, the various members of Cherryholmes will be

  • DelFest Academy launches in ’09

    Want to study bluegrass music with The Del McCoury Band? Well, that opportunity will be afforded to participants at the DelFest Academy, which debuts the week before the main festival this May in Cumberland, MD. Members of Del's band, along with

  • Gibson Brothers sign with Compass

    Compass Records has signed The Gibson Brothers, and plan to release the band's next CD during Spring 2009. As with previous albums from Eric and Leigh Gibson, this next one will be heavy on their original songs. In addition to six

  • SCR heads back to the studio

    Steep Canyon Rangers have re-upped with Rebel Records, and will begin work on their fourth Rebel project later this month. They have tapped Ronnie Bowman again as producer, reprising his role in the success of the band's last project, Lovin' Pretty