• Bill Evans – Banjo For Dummies

    No one who has attended one of Bill Evans' banjo workshops, or studied using one of his popular AcuTab banjo DVDs, would ever accuse him of being a dummy. In addition to his prominent work in music as a teacher,

  • Chris Thile music video on CMT

    The Chris Thile music video we teased about in October has been released, and can be viewed on CMT.com. It's for the song Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground from his How To Grow A Woman From The Ground CD. The

  • John Starling & Carolina Star

    Hard core fans of bluegrass supergroup Seldom Scene are inclined to the sort of internecine squabbles that occur among folks fiercely loyal to their favorite sports team. To wit, the familiar arguments about which edition of the team was the

  • Grasstowne launch swamps BlueRidge

    In the wake of Alan Bibey leaving BlueRidge to help form Grasstowne with Phil Leadbetter and Steve Gulley, the remaining members of the group have elected to disband after fulfilling some dates in early 2007. Alan tells us that they

  • Ryan Cavanaugh banjo workshop online

    The Banjo Lounge will be hosting an online workshop with progressive banjo player Ryan Cavanaugh on December 17 at 3:00 p.m. (EST) The workshop will be conducted using their online chat system, and there is no charge to join the

  • Andy Thorn – Bolin Creek

    Andy Thorn, formerly with Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, has a debut solo CD titled Bolin Creek that is now available for download through the iTunes Music Store. The CD can be purchased through CDBaby.com if you would rather have

  • Mashville Brigade forms in Nashville

    We heard last week from mandolinist Ashby Frank with word of a new "second band" featuring members of several Nashville-based bluegrass acts. They are calling themselves Mashville Brigade, and they debuted at The Station Inn on December 5. Ashby said that

  • Dempsey Young, R.I.P.

    We are deeply saddened to share the news that Dempsey Young, an original member of The Lost & Found, passed away early this morning. His unique mandolin style and quick smile were as much a part of the band as Allen