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Fiddler and vocalist April Verch has been in the studio this past two weeks, working on a new project expected in April of 2013. She and her band (Cody Walters on bass and banjo, and Hayes Griffin on guitar), have been

Pressing play on the debut album from the Great Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Band is like taking a time machine to the 1950s. This four-piece group, based in the Tri-Cities region of East Tennessee, is writing and playing tunes straight out

After my recent column about bar gigs, I suggested that, though we all enjoy complaining about them, they’re still worthwhile venues for certain kinds of bands. But are there other kinds of gigs that bluegrass bands sometimes play that they really

We received word from Niall Toner in County Carlow in Ireland that one of his songs is set to be featured on the ABC television program, Nashville, on Wednesday, November 7. Music is merely a subtext on the show, which is more

Today's the day... Don't forget to vote in our Bluegrass Today poll to select The President of Bluegrass. We'll keep it open until midnight tonight (PST). At this point, it's neck and neck between Doyle Lawson and Del McCoury, with Doyle starting to

Rebel has today released a single, The Story Of The Day That I Died, to radio. It's the title track of the upcoming Junior Sisk & Rambler's Choice album, due March 12, 2013. This one is a clever number written by The

The Virginia Tourism Corporation recently created a video on the impact of having Mumford & Sons' 2012 Gentlemen of the Road tour stop in Bristol on August 11. Mumford & Sons is one of those acts that give many folks in

Does it seem odd that Nashville's most celebrated mandolin builder is a banjo playing Brit? Sim Daley performs on the 5 string with the Tina Adair Band and, in addition to building world class mandolins, attends to the cherished instruments of

On this day in 1968 ………. On November 6, 1968, Angelika Torrie was born. The long-time treasurer of the European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA), was born and raised in Dornach, near Basel, Switzerland. She grew up in an environment where classical music was

Now that November is upon us, it seems like fair game to start talking about Christmas, and the new Christmas-themed project from Donna Ulisse. All The Way To Bethlehem, recently released by Hadley Music Group, is quite a departure from the