Cherryholmes

The state of Kentucky has a long history of association with bluegrass music, but this coming Monday, June 25, 2007, it will become official. The state's Governor, Ernie Fletcher, will be making a special appearance, along with banjo legend J.D. Crowe

Skaggs Family Records has indicated that June 12 is the official release date for the long awaited sophomore release from Cherryholmes on their label. The CD has been promoted for some time with the title, Cherryholmes II, but as you

Downtown Nashville will soon become home to the 2007 CMA Music Festival. The event is held annually in downtown Nashville, TN and features over 70 hours of concerts in four days. Each year upwards of 160,000 country music fans attend

The Grand Ole Opry broadcasts this weekend will feature some terrific bluegrass music, worth the effort to find their signal on the radio (650 AM from Nashville), or catch the live cybercast at WSM online. Friday's show (4/20) will feature Cherryholmes

Easter Sunday (4/8) marks our first chance to hear the upcoming CD from Cherryholmes. They will all be with Kyle Cantrell on XM's Bluegrass Junction (Channel 14), as he features each of the tracks from Cherryholmes II, offering comments and

There's been so much bluegrass on The Grand Ole Opry this past few months that I feel like I'm repeating myself each Friday when I point out who's on. This week is no exception, with Mountain Heart performing on both

We posted last week that Cherryholmes would be Dennis Jones' in-studio guest on WNCW this Thursday (12/7), but suggested at the time that the show would not be available on the station's internet stream. Dennis now tells us that the show

I recently discovered the photo-blog of photographer Mark Hamilton. Mark has some really great images on his blog, a couple of which will be of interest to the bluegrass community. Since his site is all about the photos I'm not

The November/December issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles is in the mail, with Rhonda Vincent on the cover. Publishers Kevin and Lori Kerfoot tell us that this is their first Women In Bluegrass edition - an "all girls issue" - something

Destination festival Merlefest has just announced it's artist lineup for 2007. The event is scheduled to be held April 26-29, 2007. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday November 14, 2006 at 2:00 PM EST. Remember that this line up is subject