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Most of you should be familiar with Disc Makers, the company that provides CD replication services to unsigned artists. Recently they held the Disc Makers Independent Music World Series (IMWS) West showcase in Los Angeles. This showcase was open to

We have posted a few times recently about the upcoming release from The Grascals, Long List of Heartaches, due on August 29 from Rounder Records. There are no audio samples available yet online, but starting today, XM Radio subscribers will

The new Chris Thile project, How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, won't be officially released until September 12, but Chris is now accepting pre-orders online. Anyone who orders in advance will also be entitled to two free digital

Alan Dalton wrote in recently to let us know about a DVD release of the last recorded performance of fiddle legend, Vassar Clements. The recording took place in Athens, Georgia on December 18, 2004. The performance featured Clement's Holiday Band;

The 7th annual CMT/NSAI Song Contest is accepting submissions, with prizes that include among others: A mentoring session with John Rich of Big & Rich A Single-Song Contract from a major Music Row publisher A $500 gift certificate to Sam Ash Music A special

Produced by Carl Jackson for Rebel Records, The Mark Newton Band will release a new CD this fall entitled Hillbilly Hemingway. Pre-orders are being accepted right now, and there are audio samples available for 5 of the 12 songs on

Here at Bluegrass Today we've teamed up with Darrell Scott to bring you the opportunity to win an autographed copy of his new CD The Invisible Man, along with a Darrell Scott t-shirt. All you have to do is go

HighTone Records has announced that September 19 will be the release date for The Golden West, the first "bluegrass band project" in more than 6 years from West Coast fiddler/vocalist/songwriter, Laurie Lewis. Laurie Lewis and her Bluegrass Pals was released

Michael Cleveland has been added to the Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend faculty for 2006, taking the place of Kenny Baker, who has found that he will be unable to teach this year. The RBW staff will make refunds available to any students

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