Darin & Brooke Aldridge

Darin & Brooke Aldridge, and their talented band, were guests Monday (7/25) on the Charlotte Today show, broadcast on WCNC in Charlotte, NC. They performed the song Wildflower, from their upcoming Mountain Home CD, So Much In Between. Brooke takes the

Darin & Brooke Aldridge have let loose a song from their upcoming So Much In Between CD, due August 16 from Crossroads. It was recorded by their road band, with Darin on guitar, Brooke on mandolin, Chris Bryant on banjo, Dwayne

A couple of popular North Carolina bands have brought on new bass players this past few days. Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have announced that Eddie Biggerstaff will handle the low end for them on the road. Eddie spent several years

Darin and Brooke Aldridge are in the studio this month completing what will be their second project for the Mountain Home label. As was the case with their self-titled 2010 album, this one is being overseen by noted Nashville songwriter

Crossroads has launched their new online Video Vault, offering download or streaming purchase of live concerts from their Gospel and bluegrass artists. These are high quality videos, professionally shot and switched live with no editing to preserve the essence of

Western North Carolina bluegrass group Balsam Range, has announced an exciting new concert series. Taking place at the Colonial Theatre, originally built in 1932 and then restored in 1992 and again in 2006, in the band's hometown of Canton, NC, the

The folks at Mountain Home/Crossroads have a special digital release of Christmas music featuring three of their top bluegrass artists. These are all new recordings which can be purchased for download either individually, or as an album. A Mountain Home Christmas

Right on time... The bluegrass band rotations start this time each year, sometime after IBMA, roughly coinciding with the baseball playoffs. Unrestricted free agency in bluegrass does create headaches for bandleaders, but it's not something that can be avoided in

This post is a contribution from Tom Bibey, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. You can see his profile here. Fan Fest has more music than anyone can take in. I covered the Darin and Brooke Aldridge show for Bluegrass Today

This post is a contribution from Terri Holloway, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See her profile here. The vendor Exhibit Hall opened to a small throng at noon on Tuesday, and although there don't seem to be as many vendors