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Sammy Shelor, banjo player and leader of the Lonesome River Band, reports that plans are underway for the group to embark on an ambitious new recording project — a 30th anniversary retrospective that will have the group recording twenty-four songs, to be

Longtime New South bandmates Ricky Wasson and Dwight McCall are set to release a new duo project in Spring 2012 on Rural Rhythm Records. No, they're not leaving J. D. Crowe and the New South, they're just doing what pretty

Alan Munde is back home after undergoing an emergency quintuple bypass last Tuesday (11/22). He was resting when I called just a few minutes ago, but his wife Kitty shared a few details for Alan's many fans and friends worldwide. "We brought

I live 5 hours from Denver and in the summer it is an easy, sometimes busy drive. This time of year it can be clear, beautiful and not a bit problematic. It can also involve full-on winter conditions. For my

In the previous column, I attempted to put the important steps any new band has to take into some kind of logical order. It’s not my intention to cover each one of these step-by-step, which is probably a good thing

The Tennessean had a story over the weekend indicating that Gibson Guitar is taking its ongoing battle with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Federal Court. Twice in the past two years, armed agents have raided the Gibson facilities in Nashville

This report is a contribution from Katy Daley, morning host on WAMU's Bluegrass Country, and long-time observer of the DC bluegrass scene. It's appropriate the Scene's 40th Anniversary show was held Thanksgiving weekend, a time traditionally set aside for family and

Mayor Ryan Coonerty has declared December 4th as Bill Monroe Day in Santa Cruz, California. As part of the Bill Monroe centennial celebrations there will be two special shows in and around Santa Cruz to mark the occasion. At the first, The

Welcome to the new and smarter Mr. Blue Grass Smarty Pants! With this installment we introduce Guest Artist With a Clue, Reader Questions, You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, contests, prizes, and actual bluegrass facts. Guest Artist With A Clue Our first

What better way to begin a Christmas album than with the old Tex Logan tune, Christmas Time’s a Coming? If you ask Ricky Skaggs, you’ll probably find out quickly that there is none, as it's the first track on a recent