• IBMA Award Nominees for 2009

    Yesterday, the nominees for the 2009 International Bluegrass Awards were announced in Nashville. Winners will be announced on October 1 at the International Bluegrass Awards...

  • Folk Arts Quartet

    We've commented a number of times about the fertile acoustic string music scene in and around Boston, MA. It is fueled in large part by...

  • I Got All My Sisters With Me

    Rural Rhythm is promoting a single from My Sisters And Me, the upcoming CD from Gold Heart. Gold Heart is made up of sisters Analise, Jocelyn...

  • Graham VanCleve revealed

    We posted on July 21 about the birth of Graham David Van Cleve, second child of Mountain Heart fiddler Jim Van Cleve and his lovely...

  • Wheeler – Bluegrass Gospel

    Last December we mentioned that the recently formed bluegrass Gospel quintet Wheeler, from Weber City, VA, had signed with Mountain Roads Recordings. Their first album...

  • "David Davis and the Warrior Rivers Boys" at the FIREBOX!

    The Firebox is honored to announce the appearance of... "Rebel Records" recording artists…. "David Davis and the Warrior River Boys" http://www.myspace.com/daviddavisandwrb http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117657739675&ref=ts Sunday. Aug 2, 2009, 5:00 PM At THE FIREBOX...

  • Ron Spears to James King

    Ron Spears has gone to work with James King, taking the spot recently vacated by Kevin Prater. Ron will be playing mandolin (and some guitar),...