Music

There is much to report from the world of Mountain Heart. We have news on their upcoming CD, and a new member of the band to announce. First, the CD... When Mountain Heart announced back in May that they were starting

In addition to the new Charlie Sizemore CD we highlighted yesterday, there are several other notable bluegrass projects released on August 14 that are worthy of your attention. New from Rebel is Lovin' Pretty Women from The Steep Canyon Rangers. We

We caught up recently with Tim Stafford of Blue Highway, and got a few more details about their upcoming Rounder CD. Tim says that the project is expected to be titled Through The Window of a Train, and he speaks with

The new CD from Charlie Sizemore, Good News, is out today (8/14) on Rounder. It's been five years since there was a new studio project from this soulful bluegrass balladeer, songwriter and former Clinch Mountain Boy, and his many fans

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver welcomed their new bass player, Carl White, this past weekend. The 27 year old bass player hails from Richlands, VA where he grew up singing southern gospel music. Doyle has seen a number of band member changes

The Knoxville News Sentinel ran a feature on Sunday (8/12) on Cheerful Diligence, a group of young bluegrass pickers from Russia who are spending their summer in East Tennessee. The five college students are in the US as a part

The John Cowan Band has posted some new audio tracks on their MySpace page, designed to showcase the newly revamped band sound. These recordings are otherwise unreleased and showcase John's more scaled down, acoustic approach since bringing new members into

Earlier this spring, Alison Krauss sat down with WGBH radio's Brad Paul to talk about her then upcoming compilation CD, A Hundred Miles Or More. The discussion was largely focused on the songs included on this recording, but she also talked

Bluegrass troubadour Jim Lauderdale will be releasing his new CD of bluegrass originals next month. The street date for The Bluegrass Diaries is September 18, 2007. The Bluegrass Diaries is a follow up to the highly acclaimed Bluegrass which he

Just eight months ago we told you about the formation of a new band. Steve Gulley had left Mountain Heart, and Phil Leadbetter had announced his departure from Wildfire. In December '06 they joined forces with Alan Bibey, then with