Thanks to Todd Powers with Chillywater Photography for these shots of The Infamous Stringdusters on March 9 at the Crossroads Music Hall in Huntsville, AL.
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Roads Well Traveled from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver's latest album, Roads Well Traveled, was released today. This most recent inductee into the Bluegrass Hall of Honor shows no signs of slowing down. His latest release is filled with the same originality we have come to
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New Della Mae album in May
This World Oft Can Be, the second full-length release from Della Mae - and their first for Rounder - has been slated for a May 28 release. It was produced by Bryan Sutton, tracked at the old Johnny Cash studio near
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New Celtic banjo book from Tom Hanway
Mel Bay Publications has released Easy Irish and Celtic Melodies For 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Airs and Session Tunes by Tom Hanway, available as a book/CD combo or an ebook with MP3s. While Celtic music is more commonly played with a flatpick on
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One More Road – Shannon and Heather Slaughter & County Clare
Most artist management and music business consultants will tell you that an identifiable vocal sound is the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd most important element in an artist or band sound. The ability to immediately recognize a vocalist is said to
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Adam Steffey solo project coming soon
Crossroads Music has announced a June release for New Primitive, a new solo project from Adam Steffey, on their new imprint, Organic Records. It will feature the award-winning mandolinist with The Boxcars on a mix of old time and bluegrass music,
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Paul Reed Smith – A Conversation On Tone
Earlier this year, we reported on celebrated electric guitar builder Paul Reed Smith's move into the acoustic market, and his choice of hypersonic flatpicker Cody Kilby as an endorser. Recently, Smith convened an all-star panel of acoustic guitar masters for a
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New banjos, mandolin from Morgan Monroe
The folks at Morgan Monroe have introduced a number of new instruments which may be of interest to the bluegrass/acoustic market. They are even giving away one of the new banjo models in July from their Facebook page to help
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Having a Coffee with ……………. Niall Toner
This is the first in a fun new series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so famous, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Welcome, Niall Toner. What would
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Cruel Alibis video from Mustered Courage
It's been a year and a half since we heard from modern grassers Mustered Courage. At that time, the four young Australians had just released their debut album and, since then, they have been touring aggressively and working on a follow-up project. The