Music

Jim Hurst is a great bluegrass guitar player, as attested by his multiple wins at IBMA, but he's also very gifted in other styles of music. On his latest CD, A Box Of Chocolates, you get a little taste of

Here's a follow-up to a post from this past June, about movie and television actress Mare Winningham having released a spiritual CD of folk and bluegrass tinged music, but framed by her perspective as a recent convert to Judaism. The CD

Troy Engle has joined The Isaacs, playing both guitar and banjo, replacing Kevin Haynie who recently left the band. He had previously been a member of The Mark Newton band, and worked with Buddy Jewell and Patty Loveless. The Isaacs report

The unwieldy band name "Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock" has become a bit less of a tongue twister for emcees everywhere. Michael announced yesterday (8/25) that Audie has left the group, and that singer/guitarist/songwriter Todd Rakestraw will step

We posted back in May when a live, in-studio performance by The Infamous Stringdusters showed up on YouTube. The clip was of them at KSUT in Durango, CO, and was part of a mini-documentary of the band then still being

I always enjoy hearing a new band, especially if they're good. I discovered Hard Ryde a while back and I've been listening to their CD, Expressed, for several weeks and thought I'd share it with our readers here on Bluegrass

Cadillac Sky's recent performance on the WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour is now available online. WoodSongs is hosted weekly by folksinger Michael Jonathon, and is carried by more than 450 radio stations worldwide. You can choose to watch streaming video of

In the midst of the inescapable media coverage last week marking the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, here's a story you might not have seen. Bluegrass singer/songwriter Shawn Camp and rockabilly singer Billy Burnette have joined forces to

Chris Thile and The Tensions Mountain Boys have announced a string of three dates at the fabled Station Inn in Nashville next month. They will be there September 21-23, starting at 9:00 p.m. (CT) each night, with an admission charge

Our friends at BluegrassCountry.org have launched a new feature as part of their 40th Anniversary celebration of bluegrass programming on WAMU. It's called Musician Tips and will be a weekly audio segment with prominent bluegrass artists sharing advice on a