Bluegrass musicians who perform Gospel music usually choose from one of several paths. There’s the traditional style of bluegrass Gospel, made classic by Flatt and Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers, and the like. There are the a capella numbers favored by
Poor Ron Stewart... he just doesn't have enough to do. In addition to recording and touring with The Boxcars, he is among the most in-demand producers and session players in bluegrass, on both banjo and fiddle. On off days, he works
From Barcelona comes Grazztrio, a new experimental string band that performs their own original music. Their approach merges traditional bluegrass instruments and playing styles with rhythms and harmonic concepts common to jazz and classical music. Members include Lluis Gomex on banjo, Oriol
Todd Powers was again on hand for the big New Year's Eve Incident in Broomfield, Colorado with Del McCoury and String Cheese Incident earlier this week. Here are some of the photos he took.
Henhouse Prowlers have agreed to share occasional reports from the band's African adventure, touring with the American Voices program on behalf of the US Department of State. Here's their final dispatch, from fiddler Dan Andree. Well friends and faithful followers, we have been back
We covered at some length the success of the 2013 edition of the IBMA World of Bluegras in its first year in Raleigh, NC. With the new year upon us, anticipation for the 2014 events (September 30-October 4) is steadily building. And
Another holiday bluegrass baby! Bluegrass songstress Carrie Hassler and her husband, Thom, are celebrating the birth of their second son. Hayes Phillip Hassler was born on Christmas morning at 5:40 a.m., who came in at 7 lbs, 11 oz. Carrie and Hayes, named
While most of us were spending New Year's Eve with family and friends, or maybe taking in a concert or jamming with friends, Steve Thomas, noted Nashville sideman and one half of bluegrass duo Newton & Thomas, spent his in
The Farm Hands Bluegrass Quartet have announced their newest member. Alabamian Jesse Turner has stepped into the guitar spot recently vacated by Kevin Williamson, who left the group to develop his family band. Turner is an experienced sideman and session player, who
While traditional bluegrass has been on an upswing over the past few years, so have a number of varieties on the edge of the genre which blend bluegrass instrumentation with everything under the sun. The Dirty River Ramblers, a new
