Producer Stephen Mougin is working in the studio with The Rigneys for their next album this week. Being a harsh taskmaster, he has also prevailed upon the band members (Mom, Dad, and two sons) to record some of their impressions during the process. This
Bluegrass Today's Terry Herd shared this profile of Karen Miller Porter, with whom he has worked for several years in her capacity as Executive Director of the Owensboro/Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau, a position she has just vacated. Bluegrass music fans have
Here's another new band to add to roster of bluegrass acts. Bill Faster is composed of four young musicians from the Slovak Republic. Dusan Hronic plays guitar, Michael Barok is on mandolin, Richard Cifersky on banjo, and Anton Naroda on bass.
Almost every fan of bluegrass music would agree that Ralph Stanley is a living legend. Going on seven decades in the music business, and one of the few 'first generation' bluegrass musicians still performing, Stanley has influenced countless other musicians
Veteran bluegrass sideman Kevin Prater is stepping out of the shadows to front his own band. Those who pay close attention to The Kevin Prater Band will hear echoes of the Country Gentlemen and the Seldom Scene, especially in the high
Don't forget that entries need to be in soon to enter your mandolin in our Ugly Mandolin Contest. You could win a box of D'Addario J-74 strings, not to mention kudos and notoriety for your mandolin. Now please don't think we
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the acts invited to showcase during the 2013 World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC in September. Showcase performances will be scheduled at the Raleigh Convention Center during IBMA week (September 24-28), and at
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with a festival report for this weekend.
Stephen Mougin has made quite a career for himself in acoustic music. He plays guitar with the Sam Bush Band, and performs in a side project duo with banjo picker Ned Luberecki. Bluegrass artists seek him out as a record
John Boy & Billy, Inc. have announced the signing of the new Reno & Harrell to their label. No... not the classic bluegrass pioneers from the 1960s, but the next generation of Reno & Harrell. Don Reno's boys, Don Wayne and
