Music

One week from today, on March 4, 2008, Chatham County Line, the four piece alt-bluegrass band from Raleigh, NC, will release their fourth CD titled IV. Chatham County Line isn't your typical bluegrass band. They are self described as "new traditionalists"

Today (2/26) marks the widely-anticipated release of Punch, the debut recording of Chris Thile's touring band, Punch Brothers. Of course he recorded once before with this same unit on his How To Grow A Woman From The Ground CD, but

Tonight's Songwriter Chat from the folks at The Bluegrass Guide will feature an online discussion with Carl Jackson. He will join host Eric Gibson on Tuesday, 2/26 at 8:00 p.m. (EST) to talk about his craft, and take questions from

As a songwriter Craig Bickhardt has had about as much commercial success as a person could hope for. His songs have been recorded by top artists in several genres, including cuts by Alison Krauss, Tony Rice, David Wilcox, Martina McBride,

Runaway Freight is a Tennessee-based band that has been in existence since December 2003. The band comprises Chris Smith (banjo and vocals), Justin Ford (Dobro ® and vocals), Matt Ford (guitar and dulcimer, vocals) and Sam Morgan (upright bass and

We've written often about Berklee College Of Music in Boston and their recent embrace of the banjo and mandolin as principal instruments. Like most top music schools, Berklee requires all degree students to complete a minimum of two years of

The Dan Tyminski Band will appear on Saturday night's (2/23) edition of The Grand Ole Opry. This widely-heralded new group, whose debut release is expected on Rounder this spring, is headed by former Alison Krauss & Union Station and Lonesome River

Here's Part 3 of our interview with Chris Thile and Chris Eldridge (a.k.a. Critter) of the Punch Brothers. In this third, and final, installment, we'll be discussing the actual process of recording the new Punch Brothers CD, Punch, and in

The latest album from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - and the first featuring the veteran band leader's new bunch of pickers and singers - is due for release March 30 on Horizon Records. Help Is On The Way was recorded over

Blue Highway will join host Kyle Cantrell on XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction for a track-by-track rundown of their new release, Through the Window of a Train. Kyle will be playing all the selections from the new CD, interspersed with discussions