Brandon Rickman

Sammy Shelor has announced a big change coming next month for Lonesome River Band. Long time guitarist Brandon Rickman is leaving the group after almost two decades of touring and recording with the group. Current mandolinist, Jesse Smathers, will move

Brandon Rickman, long time guitarist and lead vocalist with Lonesome River Band, has released a debut single from his upcoming solo project. It's a jaunty little song called One Step, Two Step, written by Tim Goins, which tells the story of

Antique Persuasion, a Nashville-based special project group consisting of Brandon Rickman, Jenee Fleenor, and Brennen Leigh, is preparing to release a 6-track EP of Christmas music next week. This is the group that had released a Carter Family tribute this past Spring,

Nashville music publisher and producer Jimmy Metts has created a new tribute to The Carter Family, due for release in the next few weeks. Entitled Don't Forget Me Little Darling, the album features a dozen Carter classics performed by a special

Steve Johnson, Principal with Mountain Music Entertainment has announced that he is closing the agency to take the job of Artist Relations manager with MerleFest. This explains yesterday's announcement that Junior Sisk had left Johnson for representation with Roe Entertainment. Steve says

Here's the second of seven videos from The Roys, giving Bluegrass Today readers a pre-release glimpse at the music from New Day Dawning, their upcoming EP project on Rural Rhythm. We'll have a new video each Tuesday, leading up to the

Brandon Rickman, guitarist/vocalist with Lonesome River Band, and his wife, Amy, celebrated the birth of their second child last week. Chet William Rickman was born on June 5, but had to be hospitalized over this past weekend for some testing and

Brandon Rickman, the talented young voice of the Lonesome River Band, is adding some new dates to his calendar. In addition to his shows with LRB, he is also booking shows for 2011 and 2012 as a solo act. His upcoming

Rural Rhythm Records has released a pair of videos in conjunction with the upcoming October 26 street date for All-Star Jam – Live At Graves Mountain. The album was recorded this summer during the Graves Mountain Festival Of Music in Virginia

A special word of thanks to all of our fabulous IBMA correspondents and photographers! They did a terrific job in Nashville last week, and we actually still have a few more reports to post over the next few days. Before we