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Dobro-meister and celebrated vocalist Randy Kohrs will be a featured guest on this Friday's (2/22) edition of The Rachel Ray Show. No, he isn't there to perform his latest single or even to plug an upcoming appearance with his band,

When we left our dynamic duo yesterday, at the end of Part 1 of this interview, they had just engaged in a small snowball battle. Having concluded that brief engagement, we returned to the interview. Brance: What about the other four

Just before Christmas John reported advanced news regarding the forthcoming Ricky Skaggs CD Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass - Tribute to 1946 and 1947 on Skaggs Family Records. Although the official release date isn't until March 25th, audio samples from the

There is a lengthy interview with John Cowan available online, published by the folks at The ProgFiles - a site dedicated to reviewing progressive music of all genres. John talks about his initial entry into the world of alt-grass back in

With the release of the new Punch Brothers CD only a week away, Chris Thile fans are eagerly awaiting the latest entry in his musical diary. This one has been a long time coming. I had the opportunity to speak with

I caught up with Lonesome River Band banjo picker Sammy Shelor today, and he filled me in on their next CD. Sam said that they have finished recording (14 tracks) and he will start mixing later this week. 13 tracks are

When a 16 year old bluegrass prodigy enlists some of the biggest names in the business to help record her debut project for a major independent label, it's fair to presume that we are looking at something special. Such is

As they have done several times in the past, The Infamous Stringdusters have made a number of live tracks available for free download from their MySpace page. The five songs were recorded at a show three weeks ago at Miami University

The Gospel Music Association has announced the nominees for the 2008 Dove Awards, and their bluegrass categories are chock full of familiar names. The awards will be announced at the 39th Annual Dove Awards on April 23 in Nashville, TN. The

For some Kathy Mattea is to West Virginia what Patty Loveless is to Kentucky, although the former hasn't embraced bluegrass music as has the latter - until now, perhaps. Raised near Charleston, West Virginia, Grammy-award winning singer Mattea is to release