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Lou Reid & Carolina have released a video clip from their 20th Anniversary live DVD, recorded live last December at the Down Home in Johnson City, TN. The concert was captured for both an audio CD and DVD release, with the

This evening, the International Bluegrass Music Association will announce the nominees for their 2013 awards at a 6:00 p.m. (EDT) press conference in Nashville. The press conference, and the concert to follow, will be available as a live video stream from

Say that three times fast... Compass Records has just announced the October 1 release of a new solo project from Punch Bothers banjoist Noam Pikelny. And it's quite a departure from his prior album, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail,

A quick update on the death of long-time fiddler and bass player Bobby Sloan, who died on August 12 from rectal cancer at 77 years of age. Knowing of the seriousness of his health, Bobby Slone had previously requested that at

Sleepy Man Banjo Boys have announced that Cory Piatt, a young mandolinist from Tennessee, will join their band. Piatt has been performing of late with Kenny & Amanda Smith, and had released a strong debut solo project, Daydreams, late in

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with the Weather Report for this week, focusing on Summergrass in San Diego, CA.  

Josh Woods has been announced as the new banjo player with Kim Robins & 40 Years Late. He lives in Indianapolis and grew up on the music of The Boys From Indiana. Robins released her first CD, 40 Years Late, earlier this

We have learned that fiddle and bass player Bobby Slone passed away yesterday (12 August). He was suffering with cancer and had been ill for some time. Slone is most famous for his part in the J.D. Crowe and the New

John Lockaby, who recently resigned his position as partner in Deep River Management, a bluegrass-centered agency representing up-and-coming artists, has now resigned his post at National Bluegrass to become Operational Manager for the existing Clear Mountain View Music Festival and

Bluegrass fans having been awaiting Never Thought Of Looking Back, banjo man Terry Baucom's second solo project, for some time. A debut single, What'll I Do, was released in March, and has spent several weeks at or near the top of our