• Merry Christmas from Detour

    Jeff Rose and Missy Armstrong from Detour recorded this video as a Merry Christmas wish for all their fans and friends. It's their unadorned arrangement of Go Tell It On The Mountain.   Any time is a good time to hear Missy

  • Detour at World of Bluegrass

    We had a nice chat last week with Missy Armstrong and Jeff Rose of Detour during the IBMA's World of Bluegrass Convention in Raleigh. They talked about their current CD, Going Nowhere Fast, and their new lineup.   We have a lot more

  • Emerging Artist jam at Milan

    What do you do if you notice that the Saturday roster at your festival features four out of the five recently announced nominees for the IBMA Emerging Artist award for 2014? Mark Gaynier at the Milan Bluegrass Festival did the sensible

  • Going Nowhere Fast – Detour

    Detour really shook up the bluegrass world in 2012 with the release of A Better Place, the Michigan band's third album. It was remarkable for the introduction of a new voice and sound in the person of Missy Armstrong, the

  • Detour at Zellie’s Opry House

    I mentioned over the weekend in the Bluegrass Today forum just how much I was enjoying Detour's latest album, Going Nowhere Fast. We'll have a review of the record soon, but in the meantime, here are a couple of videos shot

  • First single from new Detour album

    Detour fans have been anxiously awaiting new music from the band since word first started circulating about a new recording some months ago. Expectations have been high since the success they enjoyed with their last record, A Better Place, and

  • New members, new label for Detour

    In one of the least well-kept secrets in SW Virginia, Detour has been recording recently at Mountain Fever Studio in Willis. The Michigan band broke out nationally in 2012 with their album, A Better Place, and speculation about a follow-up