Music

Since this latest recording from Colorado-based Hit & Run Bluegrass has been out for two months, it doesn't really qualify as a "new release." Still, it's likely that some of our readers may not be familiar with this terrific, up-and-coming

Following up on the success of their first two instructional DVDs on bluegrass style backup for banjo, AcuTab has announced the release of Power Pickin' Volume 3 - Playing Banjo Backup In A Bluegrass Band, featuring Bill Evans. This new

Mountain Heart and Skaggs Family Records have announced that work on their next CD release, Wide Open, has been completed, with an anticipated release date projected for early in 2006. The band describes this new CD as especially ambitious and

Cherryholmes recently made history by being the first group in the history of the IBMA to be simultaneously nominated for both Emerging Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year.???Their new album which has just been released in stores

In what will be very welcome news for mandolin aficionados, virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Andy Statman is poised to release his first mandolin recording in more than ten years. East Flatbush Blues is due for release in the near future, and there

Pete Wernick describes his latest instructional DVD from Homespun Tapes, Bluegrass Slow Jam for the Total Beginner, as "A Super-Easy, No-Fail Play-Along Session." Designed for relative beginners on any bluegrass instrument, this DVD allows a new player to pick along

The latest release from Wildfire, Rattle The Chains,has been officially released on Pinecastle, though it has been available from the band for several weeks. This is their third CD and the 12 tunes include four originals written by band members.

Jerry Douglas' new CD The Best Kept Secret is a secret no longer. Today is the official release date for the latest CD from dobro master Jerry Douglas. I've posted about this previously, but just wanted to remind everyone that

Moody Bluegrass - A Nashville Tribute To The Moody Blues is nominated for the IBMA Recorded Event of the Year award, and features a dozen Moody Blues songs performed in a bluegrass style by some top bluegrass artists. Following on

Singer, picker and songwriter Chris Burton has released his debut CD, The Way I See It. The material is a mix of Chris' original songs with some less familiar covers. He plays banjo, mandolin, guitar and bass on most tracks,