• Tire Chains video from Three Tall Pines

    From Boston's Three Tall Pines comes a new music video, shot live in the campground at this summer's Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in New York. Tire Chains is among the songs included on their most recent album, All That's Left, released in 2011,

  • Welcome The Parmesans

    We heard recently from The Parmesans, a new bluegrass outfit in the Bay area of California. Like many young urban bands, their members are interested and involved in a wide variety of musical styles, in this case "ranging from punk

  • Songwriter to Songwriter: Dawn Kenney

    David Morris took the opportunity of IBMA week in Nashville to conduct this interview with Dawn Kenney, whose song Sing Me Home will be performed at Carnegie Hall in November. That song is the title track of her recently-released album, and

  • Blue Yodel #48 – Blue and Grey States

    We’re two years into the sesquicentennial of the Civil War and, I don’t know about you, but it seems to me there hasn’t been a whole lot said about it. The anniversary of Antietam—the bloodiest day in American history—passed on

  • Chronology, Volume 2 – Lonesome River Band

    Currently in their thirtieth performing year, the Lonesome River Band has maintained their own sound even while having endured many member changes. With the release of their second of three Chronology albums, which feature both new material and re-recorded standards

  • Photos from Jomeokee

    Milo Farineau sent these photos from September's Jomeokee Festival, which combines bluegrass, roots and jamgrass bands over three days near Pinnacle, NC.  

  • Nu-Blu at IBMA – and on WNCW

    We had a nice chat last Saturday afternoon with Daniel and Carolyn Routh of Nu-Blu during Fan Fest in Nashville. They talked about their new short-form Gospel CD, Nail by Nail, due from Pinecastle on October 30, the debut single, Martha

  • The Old Home Place Ain´t The Same Anymore

    Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers will be releasing a new album on October 15 with a decidedly throwback vibe. From the '60s-style cover to having been recorded in 2 days in an analog format with no overdubs, The Old Home Place Ain't

  • Songwriter to Songwriter – Rick Lang

    Here is David Morris discussing songwriting with Rick Lang at World of Bluegrass last week in Nashville. Though he had tracks placed previously, Rick came to the attention of the wider bluegrass world with his Look To The Light CD, released

  • Punch Brothers – your roots are showing

    Punch Brothers are one of those acts that help define the dividing line between what is and isn't bluegrass music. Folks who embrace the oft-denigrated "big tent" philosophy see them as a direct antecedent to what Bill Monroe started nearly