• Tim Carter launches Treehouse Studios

    Tim Carter, the banjo playing half of The Carter Brothers, has opened a recording studio in Ridgetop, TN - about 12 miles north of Nashville. Treehouse...

  • Jan Johansson Benefit

    Circle of Friends for Jan has announced that there will be a benefit for Jan Johansson, a Bill Monroe disciple and multi-instrumentalist and fiddle teacher...

  • Two more new CDs

    Here is news of two more CDs which recently came to our attention. Hymns From Chigger Hill is the latest release from The Chigger Hill Boys...

  • Grand Master Fiddle champion named

    One part of the IBMA Fan Fest programme that didn't go according to plan was the presentation of the 2008 Grand Master Fiddle Champion during...

  • Kruger Brothers go grassy

    The Kruger Brothers have been a fixture on the folk and Americana circuit for the past ten years - since they moved to the US...

  • Kickin Grass makes fan financing work

    The Kickin Grass Band, popular alt-grass practitioners from North Carolina, have a new CD out on Superfan Records. Using the familiar string band instruments, Kickin...

  • Stolen mandolin recovered

    Those of us who work in and around the music business recognize instrument thieves as among the most degenerate scum prowling the earth. We share...

  • Kati Penn: My Turn To Cry

    Fiddler Kati Penn has just released her new CD, My Turn To Cry. The recording is produced by resophonic guitarist Rob Ickes and includes an...

  • Mando workshop to benefit Butch Baldassari

    We've posted repeatedly here about Butch Baldassari, his ongoing health concerns as he battles a pernicious cancer, and the many opportunities that have been presented...