Music

When we noted the release of Claire Lynch's new CD earlier this month, we mentioned that audio samples were not available yet online. Well, they are now. Rounder Records has samples from all 14 tracks of Crowd Favorites up on their

Get yours while the gettin's good! We've posted here previously about Road That Never Ends - The Live Album, the new CD project from Mountain Heart - and their first live release. It is due on October 23 on Rural Rhythm

Andy Falco has been getting a lot of attention this past couple of months. As the newest member of The Infamous Stringdusters, stepping in when Chris Eldridge left to join up with Chris Thile, he was scrutinized - and

Mandolinist John Frazier, a founding member of Hit & Run Bluegrass, has accepted a position with The John Cowan Band. John is a Philadelphia native, and joined Hit & Run after he moved to Colorado to attend college - where he

Just before we left for IBMA earlier this month, I promised that Brance and I would spend our traveling time listening to a stack of new CDs we had received, and pass along some comments. While we did do our

More than 60 banjo players will converge in the small town of Cumberland Furance, TN this weekend for the 7th Annual NashCamp Banjo Retreat. Hosted by Sonny Osborne and Bill Evans, this year's camp also features multi-IBMA award winner Tony

Thursday afternoon's edition of Talk of the Nation will include time with The Del McCoury Band. The show (talk/news format) airs each weekday on many National Public Radio affiliate stations at 3:00 p.m. (eastern). The McCourys will appear during the

Recently departed from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Ron Spears has become the newest member of David Parmley and Continental Divide. Ron replaces the outgoing Randy Graham on mandolin and tenor vocals. Ron is also a very fine song writer, and I'm

We had posted back in August when Chris Thile and his merry band of super pickers announced a three day string of shows at Nashville's fabled Station Inn. They were, at the time of that posting, billed as The Tensions

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs were honored last night as they were inducted into Nashville Songwriters Association International's Hall Of Fame at their 38th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony. Marty Stuart inducted Flatt & Scruggs, recalling how he