Music

We heard recently from Steve Fishell, director of the Music Producers Institute, with word about their next studio clinic. The session will feature Sam Bush, who will spend three days with the class to record and mix new songs -

April 28 has been announced as the official release date for Same Old Place, the new Rounder CD from NewFound Road. The band enlisted a new producer, Jim Van Cleve, and spent more time in the studio than they had on

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

 Sometimes you hear about a CD and excitement starts to build as you anticipate hearing this new music from musicians you enjoy. When you finally get a chance to hear the CD, you've built up an expectation that no recording

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

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

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

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

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

Well... it's that time again. Doyle Lawson has a new band to introduce to the bluegrass world. In more than 30 years as a band leader, Lawson has seen more than a few musicians learn the ropes in his organization, and