Music

The long-awaited concert DVD release from IIIrd Tyme Out is finally available. The video is the companion to their recent live CD, Round III at the MAC, filmed during the same concert performance in November 2005 at the Mountain Arts

We posted last week from IBMA about the imminent debut of The Dan Tyminski Band in 2008. The band will feature Dan on guitar and vocals, along with Adam Steffey on mandolin, Barry Bales on bass, Justin Moses on fiddle

CMT.com has an article on Cherryholmes up today by Edward Morris. The article describes how the popular family band came to be - a story that will be familiar to their many fans - and includes a lengthy interview with patriarch

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper have announced that veteran bass player Marshall Wilborn has joined the band, and will appear with them on stage starting this weekend. I had been expecting this announcement since last week, as the new band photo (to

The Del McCoury Band is set to record two live shows next week, with an eye towards a possible live CD release. The shows are next Wednesday and Thursday (10/17-18) at The Barns at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA. The folks

Grasstowne made quite a splash at IBMA last week, partly because it was the first chance a great many people in bluegrass had to see and hear them perform live. To help combat that very issue, the band filmed a good

Claire Lynch's latest Rounder release, Crowd Favorites, is out this week. As we mentioned in an earlier post, the CD includes both previously-released tracks from her prior Rounder projects, and four re-recorded songs from her Front Porch String Band days. There

Jon Glik's fiddle playing can be heard on some of my favorite records. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm a huge Del McCoury fan. Don't Stop The Music may be my all time favorite McCoury album, and Glik's fiddle plays

Doyle Lawson has just announced the acquisition of another hot young picker.  Twenty one year old dobro player Josh Swift is the newest member of Quicksilver, effective this past weekend. Josh had been performing until just recently as a member of

Despite a nagging sore throat, Rhonda Vincent is heading out for her shows this weekend. She has quite a bit of time in the bus, with shows in Missouri, Nebraska and Texas over the next 3 days. Darrell Webb will be