Music

Our GrassCast interview with Rhonda Vincent earlier this week included some discussion of her upcoming Christmas CD, due in mid-October on Rounder. Some details about the project, Beautiful Star: A Christmas Collection, are now up on the Rounder web site. No

We posted earlier this month with news that Vince Gill's upcoming tour would be including some bluegrass in the show. CMT.com has a news feature posted yesterday which expands on this story a bit. We had mentioned in that earlier post

Mandolin hero and jam grass senasation Sam Bush has just launched a new web site. The URL hasn't changed (www.sambush.com), but the look and structure of his online home has been heavily modified, with some new features added. As you would

We told you last week that the new IIIrd Tyme Out CD, Round III at the MAC, was due for release in a matter of days. It has made its debut on the band's web site, with audio samples and

Nashville-based Vietti Foods Company is using the hot sounds of bluegrass and country artists to supplement the marketing of their spicy canned Vietti Chili brand. Cherryholmes, The Grascals and The Isaacs are involved in this promotion, along with Pat Flynn,

Billboard Magazine is reporting that Nickel Creek will put the band into "an indefinite hiatus in late 2007." From the article on the Billboard site: "After seven years straight of touring and three records behind us, it's in our best interest to

The staff and management of Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend have announced that their annual youth scholarship has been named in honor of Charlie Derrington. Charlie was a valued, long-time employee of Gibson, who sponsors the scholarship, and a friend to Roanoke

This morning at 8:00 a.m., Larry Stephenson joins XM's Kyle Cantrell on Bluegrass Junction (Channel 14) for a set of live music and discussion. This is the first of several airings of Larry's Studio Special appearance on XM, where

We just heard from our friend Ron Stewart, current fiddler with JD Crowe & The New South, and one of the busiest and most sought-after session players in bluegrass music. He and his wife, Sherri, celebrated the birth of their son,

The Kenny and Amanda Smith Band has announced the availability of their latest recording, an all gospel project entitled Tell Someone. It is available online at their website or in person at their shows. There are also audio clips for