Music

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

We just got word that the Merle Haggard bluegrass CD we told you about last month is set to be released on Del McCoury's imprint, McCoury Music, jointly with Hag Music. Chris Harris with Rainmaker Management (Del's media relations) shared this

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

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

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

Special Consensus is getting ready to cross the ocean just after the new year, spending two and a half weeks in the British Isles during January. They have stops in Ireland, Scotland and England, including a performance and workshop at

We posted earlier this week that Mountain Heart fiddler Jim VanCleve had recently celebrated the birth of his first child, Ryaan. When the nominations were announced yesterday morning for the 49th Grammy Awards, it turned out that Jim has something

The Grascals have just announced that Aaron McDaris will be their new banjo player. He has been working this past six years with Larry Stephenson, and has a solo project, First Time Around, on Pinecastle Records. He takes the spot of

Just in time for holiday picking, BluegrassBooksOnline.com has added a new free lesson to their web site. This month, they have both mandolin and guitar lessons for Deck The Halls and It Came Upon A Midnight Clear. Each lesson contains a

We have posted a few times recently about both management and membership changes in Pine Mountain Railroad. With one last announcement, it appears that the new band is fully formed. Yesterday, we got word from the band that they have hired