Music

This post is a contribution from Mark Montgomery, president of echomusic, a Nashville-based company providing creative and marketing services to a variety of country and acoustic artists. He is also a past President of The Americana Music Association. The images Mark

We have posted many times about the online banjo magazine, Silver Strings, written especially for new banjo pickers getting started later in life. It is published monthly by Angie Sumpter of Angie'sBanjo.com. Each new issue is available at no cost

We have posted several times this past few weeks about the upcoming CD release from country superstar, Alan Jackson. It is produced by Alison Krauss, and was initially described as being intended to have a bluegrass flavor, though the subsequent

Westvon Publishing has announced the release of the first two volumes in their Hot Banjo Licks series on HotBanjoLicks.com. They are configured to be sold digitally, and purchasers can immediately download tabs in a PDF booklet, and accompanying MP3 audio

Tim Graves, former Osborne Brothers dobro man, and nephew of reso-pioneer Josh Graves, has a new CD available on Pinecastle Records. Titled The Good Things Outweigh The Bad, the new project features Tim as both lead vocalist and dobro player, along

Though known primarily as a bluegrass Gospel band, Carolina Sonshine's newest CD release, The Country Gentleman, is a collection of tributes to Charlie Waller. Other than the title track, written by band member Dennis Cash as a remembrance, all of

The following is a contribution from Kip Martin, a semi-regular guest contributor to Bluegrass Today. I first became involved with the Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend a few years ago when flatpick guitarist extraordinaire Richard Bennett was on staff. I"d just toured Europe

We got a note from Eddie King with Phoenix, letting us know that they had recently received copies of their new CD, Tailor Made. Eddie plays mandolin with the Virginia-based group, which also includes David Coffey on guitar, Jim Green

The Del McCoury band is currently the featured subject in a UPS Special Delivery feature on Amazon.com's site. This is a regular segment in their weekly Amazon Fishbowl video, where an artist or author personally delivers an order to an

Tresa Jordan is the name of a new CD project from this bluegrass and country singer/songwriter, just released on South River Road Records. A debut single, I Turn To Country, has been promoted in recent weeks to country radio, and