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For week four of the Album of the Week series, I went a little more modern and snagged an album by one of my favorite new bluegrass groups: NewFound Road. Tim Shelton formed the band around 2002. After having performed with

Monroeville has brought multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Eli Johnston into the band. He will take the guitar position vacated by Seth Taylor, but given the band's versatility across the bluegrass instruments, they expect that Eli will be utilized in other

Darren Beachley has announced today that he is leaving the band he recently help form, HeartTown. In this brief note, he describes his reasons. I have officially left the band HeartTown. The decsion was based upon a few things. With the current

Pete Wernick has announced the Banjo Camp scholarship winners. They are Jim Gabehart of Hinton, West Virginia, and Jordan Alleman, 18, of Portland, Oregon. Each will participate in Wernick’s Advanced Banjo Camp taking place from January 16 through to 21,

Two bluegrass artists have announced new representation for 2012 and beyond. KCA Artists, formerly Keith Case & Associates, will serve as exclusive agents for Della Mae. The all-female group turned a lot of heads at IBMA earlier this Fall, and their

Regular readers may recall seeing a number of stories over the last few years about bluegrass and traditional music artists touring in unexpected places. This past summer, Donna Ulisse shared her experiences with us during a visit to Russia with

In their ongoing effort to offer solid wood guitars at costs attractive to budget-minded consumers, Recording King has announced the introduction of their RD-310. This Asian-made dreadnaught model utilizes a solid, Adirondack spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides with a

It has been five years since Mike Compton released an album: the Acoustic Disc release Stomp, with David Long. Otherwise nothing; not even work as a session player. Some friendly persuasion from Australians Paul Duff and Mick O'Neill, who both thought

Toy Hearts have rocketed to a premier position among British bluegrass bands. In truth, their reach is more international in scope, with multiple trips to the US to perform, and regular touring on the European continent as well. There is much

Roland White is offering a mandolin Christmas gift to anyone who would like to add a holiday favorite to their repertoire. He has created a free online video lesson for Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, with an accompanying tab file downloadable