• Grassers mourn The Possum

    Friday was a sad day in country music, as George Jones, among the most influential singers in the history of the music, passed away at 81 years of age. Perhaps excepting Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, no one was more

  • MerleFest 2013 is underway

    MerleFest 2013 has one day under its belt, and our new photo-correspondent Andy Garrigue is on the ground in North Wilkesboro collecting images. We'll have much more from Andy throughout the weekend.  

  • Compass releases quartet of MCR compliations

    Compass Records has just released four digital albums of music recorded during the 2012 season of Music City Roots, a Nashville-based radio and television program airing each Wednesday evening from The Loveless Barn. Each of the four is titled based on loose stylistic

  • Blue Ruin from Head For The Hills

    Head For The Hills is an eclectic young string band from Colorado that fuses elements of bluegrass and indie rock into their own brand of original acoustic music. They have been a fixture this past few years on the jam

  • Rebecca Frazier – When We Fall

    It wasn't long ago that Rebecca Frazier was a rising star in bluegrass music. Her band, Hit & Run Bluegrass, had been an invited showcase act at the 2005 IBMA World of Bluegrass, and she graced the cover of the Fall

  • KET announces 2013 Jubilee schedule

    Kentucky Educational Television has released the schedule for the 2013 season of Jubilee, their live acoustic and bluegrass music program. This entire season is taken from performances shot during the 2012 Fan Fest in Nashville during the IBMA World of Bluegrass,

  • Russell Moore back in fighting trim

    Back in March we reported on the problems Russell Moore was having with laryngitis, and how he had brought Dustin Pyrtle in to help sing his parts with IIIrd Tyme Out. His doctor had put him on complete vocal rest

  • Brothers of the Highway video

    Rounder Records has released a second video tease from the upcoming Dailey & Vincent album, Brothers of the Highway. This time, we get a taste of the title track, along with a few glimpses of the guys behind the scenes.   Look for

  • Sneak peek from Darin & Brooke

    Crossroads Music and Darin & Brooke Aldridge have released a sneak peek video offering a taste of one of the tracks from their upcoming CD for Mountain Home. Here's Darin in the studio with Van Atkins as they mix the new