WoodSongs Radio Old-Time Radio Hour, the internationally renowned stage-set radio show, celebrates an amazing milestone tonight (1/28), its 700th broadcast. The 700th show will feature the longtime purveyors, custodians and distillers of a modern big band swing sound Big Bad Voodoo
Marty Lanham has been a figure in the Nashville music scene for more than 40 years. Since relocating there from his native California in 1972, he has worked in the repair department of the legendary Gruhn Guitars on Broadway, helped
Poor Mountain Records has announced the signing of West Virginia's Idletymes. The band consists of Chris Long on guitar, Craig Jarvis on bass, Glenn Jarvis on fiddle, and Ronnie Seebaugh on banjo. They will start work shortly on a new project for Poor
On this day ….. On January 28, 1984, soulful bluegrass singer and mandolin player Earl Taylor died. Earl Taylor was born on June 17, 1929, in rural Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia. He was the leader of one of the more significant
As we mentioned last week, The Grascals were featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday evening (1/25), where they performed Mystery Train from their current album, Life Finds A Way. Friday night's big guest was Robert De Niro, who
When we posted last Monday about Monroeville's alter ego, the cleverly-named Tex-Mex, Platorapido, we mentioned that they were scheduled to sing the National Anthem this weekend at an SEC basketball game in Knoxville. Unfortunately, network coverage rarely includes the singing of
Junior Williams, banjo player with Newtown and legitimate funny guy, has agreed to send us occasional iPhone videos. Here he is with John Cowan, who is doing some touring with his own band during a break in his schedule with
This piece, which started as a series of questions for James Reams from Richard Thompson, is in its final form a contribution from Kim Crecca. We hope to include similar artist profiles in the coming months Originally from southeastern Kentucky, James Reams
Not that Steve & Eydie... We're talking Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. It's a safe assumption that our readers are well familiar with Steve Martin, both from his star turns in comedy and film, and his new-found career as a performing/recording
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with good news for this weekend, unless you're in the path of a winter storm.
