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After learning about Carl White's auto accident over the weekend, we heard from Dwight McCall (American Drive) that their bass player, Kyle Perkins, also wrecked his car on Saturday morning. Like Carl, Kyle lost control of his car on slick roads

Carl White, the newest member of Monroeville, was involved in a serious automobile accident last night in Tennessee. Fortunately, though he lost control on slick roads and rolled the truck, he emerged unharmed. Matthew Munsey, mandolinist with Monroeville, shared the harrowing

Here's a real international bluegrass story, the tale of guitarist Rob Lifford, who grew up in New York, became passionate about bluegrass in South Korea, and ended up in Austin, TX jamming with the guys in Milkdrive. And like those Austin

We've written many times about the bluegrass music program at East Tennessee State University, and their fine work turning out educated, capable young artists for the bluegrass farm teams. They are among the very few institutions where a talented young

Bluegrass artists seem to be getting quite a workout these days before sporting events. Both in the college and professional ranks, the past few months have seen IIIrd Tyme Out, and Del McCoury taking the field to perform the national

This next installment of David Morris' Songwriter to Songwriter features his discussion with Blake Williams during World of Bluegrass in Nashville last month. Blake has a long history in bluegrass, having played banjo with both Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe. These days he

Connie M Gately Jr., singer and guitarist of Connie & Babe and the Backwoods Boy,s died on Monday, October 15. He was 83 years old. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 31,1929, he grew up in Henderson County, middle Tennessee,

We have learned that the next CD from Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, due January 7, 2013, will be produced in association with Cracker Barrel. Like other recording projects with Cracker Barrel, this new album will be available exclusively

Sweden's G2 made quite a stir when they toured the US in 2010, demonstrating a flair for contemporary bluegrass, clever songwriting, and an an endearing live show. These five talented young men, none of whom are full-time musicians, took five months

Anyone who follows trends in audio recording is aware of the explosion of home studios, and the resulting bloom in amateur to semi-pro engineers. Coupled with the relative ease in distributing music in the digital marketplace, there is a concomitant