Music

We received a note recently from Shayne Bartley informing us that he and Ray Craft were in the process of reforming Unlimited Tradition. The band was a popular fixture on the festival circuit in the mid-to-late 1990s and officially disbanded

Terry McGill, who plays banjo with New Jersey-based Straight Drive, has written a new banjo book, recently published by Mel Bay. The book is Alternate Tunings for Five-string Banjo Played Bluegrass Style, and is described as the first three-finger style banjo

As the International Bluegrass Music Association is at pains to remind us, bluegrass music is a truly worldwide phenomenon. Though the IBMA is based in the US, and the largest part of the membership resides here, no small part of

Yesterday we offered the first of two track downloads from the new CD by The Gibson Brothers'. The CD, Iron & Diamonds is released today, April 8, 2008. The guys, along with the folks at Sugar Hill Records, are making these

Rounder Records has announced details of the debut release by Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass. The CD entitled The Room Over Mine (#0589) is scheduled for release on June 24. It is the band's first release since signing with

The Gibson Brothers' new CD, Iron & Diamonds, will be released tomorrow, April 8, 2008. The guys, along with the folks at Sugar Hill Records, were kind enough to offer two free downloads to our readers here on Bluegrass Today This

One of Ireland's most prominent bluegrass artists is Niall Toner, and he is set to release his third CD of original music later this month. Niall tells us that the new project features ten songs and two instrumentals, and will

When we spoke with Dan Tyminski back in February, he mentioned that he was hoping that his new CD, Wheels, would be released in May of this year. A few weeks back, Rounder indicated that it would be out on

The Virginia Ramblers are, without wanting to seem unkind, in three parts the residue from the Alvin Breeden-led Virginia Cutups. Guitarist Charles Frazier, Donnie Shifflett (upright bass) and Jeff Vogelsang (mandolin) are well-steeped in playing bluegrass in the fashion

Starting Monday April 7, we will be running a number of promotional giveaways here on Bluegrass Today. On Monday and Tuesday (4/7-8) any registered user of the site will be able to download a free track from the new Gibson Brothers