• Shaun Richardson to Dailey & Vincent

    Dailey & Vincent have announced the addition of Shaun Richardson to their band, filling the spot vacated by Seth Taylor's move to full time with Mountain Heart. At only 20 years of age, Shaun is already an experienced hand on the road,

  • Mike Scap passes

    Mike Scap, a noted guitarist, mandolinist, and fiddler in the 1980s, passed away in Springfield, New Jersey on March 29. He was 60 years of age, and had been suffering from lung cancer. Close followers of the Colorado bluegrass scene knew

  • John Simmons to The Bluegrass Brothers

    The Bluegrass Brothers of southwest Virginia have announced John Simmons as their new guitarist. John is a familiar face in bluegrass circles from his work with Country Fried Grass, a successful regional group he headed for 2006-2013. He will also sing lead and

  • Just Ten – Presley Barker

    When I see young children hailed as musical prodigies in the bluegrass world, I usually wonder if their early technical skill will translate into a true superstar career, with not just the knowledge to arrange notes in a complicated manner,

  • Fret Paw capo promises no retuning

    Al Ferguson, known in the banjo world as the developer of the Perfect Pitch capo, has a new product to introduce to the fretted stringed instrument world. The Fret Paw capo goes against most of the tradition in the capo world, which