• Terry Herd at Silver Dollar City

    Bluegrass Today's Terry Herd spent several days last week in Branson, MO at the Bluegrass & BBQ festival at Silver Dollar City. While there, he recorded a number of interviews which will run in June on his syndicated radio program, Into

  • Don Rigsby to tour with Big Country Bluegrass

    As they note the departure of long-time fiddler Jeff Michael, Big Country Bluegrass is pleased to announce that Don Rigsby will be working selected shows with the band in his stead. Bluegrass fans primarily know Don as a mandolinist and lead/tenor

  • Don and Ralph – Doctor’s Orders

    I just got a pre-release copy of Don Rigsby’s upcoming CD, a tribute to Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys called Doctor’s Orders. I asked Don how he came up with the name and he said, “The songs were hand

  • Flatt & Scruggs Tribute Band live online

    What are you doing for Earl Scruggs' birthday on Friday? Earl turns 88 on January 6, and banjo players worldwide will bow towards Flint Hill, NC to pay homage to the man who brought 3 finger, bluegrass-style banjo to the forefront

  • Stacy Grubb at Kickstarter

    She calls herself “a label’s worst nightmare” – a bit too country for bluegrass and a bit too grassy for country. So Stacy Grubb is using Kickstarter to try to raise funds for her new CD. The West Virginia songbird has

  • Nothin’ Fancy finds new home

    Popular Virginia group Nothin' Fancy was among the many recording acts left homeless when Pinecastle Records closed their doors a year ago. They are happy to announce today that they expect to shortly sign with the Virginia Dreams label, based

  • Larry Sparks Almost Home in March

    March will be a big month for Rounder Records. They have new projects coming from Charlie Sizemore, Steve Martin, Sierra Hull... and Larry Sparks. Sparks, our current godfather of traditional bluegrass, is at the height of his career, enjoying later in

  • Don Rigsby tribute to Ralph Stanley

    Don Rigsby is hard at work this winter, recording a tribute album to one of his chief musical heroes, Ralph Stanley. Rigsby tells us that it will be called Doctor's Orders, and be released on Rebel Records. He and Ralph picked

  • Jayd Raines to Don Rigsby

    Jayd Raines is the new bass player with Don Rigsby and Midnight Call, where he will also share in the harmony vocal duties. He joins Rigsby on mandolin and lead vocals, Clyde Marshall on guitar, Lloyd Herring on banjo and