• Steve, Edie and The Steeps on Letterman

    Here's video of last night's performance of When You Get To Asheville on The Late Show by Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, The Steep Canyon Rangers, and members of the CBS Orchestra. The song is the opening track from Steve and Edie's

  • Bob Mavian passes

    Sad news from Westchester County NY — Dr. Bob Mavian (aka Gibson Case of the Case Brothers) passed away in hospital Saturday, April 20 surrounded by his family. Bob had recently retired from his long career as a vet. He was known

  • German phrasebook for the touring musician

    Greetings from Prague, in the Czech Republic, where our European tour is starting this week. Before I go on to much less serious and important subjects, I want to acknowledge a big loss in bluegrass music, especially for northeastern bluegrass fans:

  • Roosterfest report

    Roosterfest last Sunday was a wonderful day full of awesome music, with folks reuniting, catching up, swapping stories and remembering the great Rooster Ruley who passed away earlier this year Rooster was a truly unique character who seemed to be from

  • Steel Wheels Walkaway video

    The Steel Wheels have released a new album, No More Rain, and a live music video for the opening track, Tom Waits' Walkaway. Formed in and inspired by the music of Virginia's Blue Ridge, this quartet melds old time, blues and

  • Chris & the Night Riders head east

    I know... Chris Jones' band is the Night Drivers. I just couldn't resist joining in the fun after he's written so often about the many erroneous variations on his band name he's observed over the years. My favorite is his

  • David Carroll to Darrell Webb

    The Darrell Webb Band has announced a new acquisition. David Carroll is now the banjo picker with the band. David is well-known as a crackerjack on the five in his native southwestern Virginia, where he played for several years with The

  • Stevens Family – Down On The Farm

    The Stevens Family Bluegrass Band, from Berkeley Springs, WV, have a total of four CDs, but are especially excited now about their new single, Down On The Farm, produced by Don Rigsby. The song was written and sung by Sissy Stevens, who plays

  • In A Country Town video

    The Farm Hands Bluegrass Quartet has released a music video for the title track of their upcoming album, In A Country Town. Bass player Daryl Mosely, who wrote and sings the song, tells us that it hits close to home for him. "The