• Gibson Brothers Journal

    While not exactly a blog, the Gibson Brothers have a journal on their site that is updated as they have time to write from the road. Yesterday I noticed that Eric had posted an interesting entry about songwriting. Here's an

  • Jimmy Gaudreau CD on CMH in March

    March 16, 2006 has been set as the CD release date for a unique retrospective project on CMH Records from Jimmy Gaudreau. Entitled In Good Company, the CD is a mix of new and re-issue tracks, both live and studio

  • Eric Gibson online chat

    Eric Gibson of The Gibson Brothers will be taking part in an online chat session this evening (1/10) from 8:00-9:00 p.m. on The Bluegrass Guide web site. Eric will be discussing their upcoming CD, Red Letter Day, on Sugar Hill

  • Dr. Banjo’s 2006 Jam Camps

    Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, has announced a total of ten bluegrass jam camps during 2006. These camps are designed specifically to help new pickers - or inexperienced jammers - learn how to fit in and contribute to a bluegrass

  • IBMA ’06 showcase deadline approaching

    Bands interested in submitting an application to showcase at the 2006 IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville need to get in gear to meet the January 16 deadline. The submission fee is only $15, though bands who are selected

  • UPDATE: Lonesome River Band website

    Those of you who have listened to last weeks episode of the GrassCast heard Sammy Shelor talking about a new updated website. There were some minor delays getting things switched over, but we're happy to tell you that the new

  • New Flecktones DualDisc release on 2/14

    Another long-awaited CD which has been pushed back from a January '06 release date is the next project from B???la Fleck & The Flecktones, The Hidden Land. We posted about this upcoming album back in November, when an initial release

  • New Mountain Heart CD – Wide Open

    The next CD project from Mountain Heart, Wide Open, was originally slated for release on Skaggs Family Records in January of 2006, but has been pushed back to February 14. This one marks a departure of sorts for the band,

  • Metallica bluegrass tribute CD on CMH

    Fade to Bluegrass Volume 2: The Bluegrass Tribute to Metallica is a new CD in the CMH Records Pickin' On series, due for a January 31, 2006 release. Like the first Metallica tribute project on CMH, the grassified covers were