Jerry Salley

Darin and Brooke Aldridge are in the studio this month completing what will be their second project for the Mountain Home label. As was the case with their self-titled 2010 album, this one is being overseen by noted Nashville songwriter

Darin and Brooke Aldridge, the Mountain Home Records debut by - you guessed it - Darin and Brooke Aldridge is set for release on January 19. The all-Gospel CD will be distributed by Crossroads Music and was produced by Nashville

The Clyde, North Carolina-based quintet Balsam Range has just announced the release of their debut CD, Marching Home. The band comprises Marc Pruett (banjo), Caleb Smith (guitar), Darren Nicholson (mandolin), Tim Surrett (upright bass and resonator guitar) and Buddy Melton (fiddle)

Noted tunesmith Jerry Salley will the guest in this evening's Songwriter Chat at The Bluegrass Guide. Jerry will be online to discuss his career and the craft at 8:00 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, February 20. He has been writing in Nashville

This post is a contribution from Richard Thompson, a founding member of the British Bluegrass Music Association, and a semi-regular correspondent and contributor for Bluegrass Today. He is also a longstanding contributor to British Bluegrass News, a quarterly print publication

The next CD from Lonesome River Band, The Road With No End, is scheduled for a July release on Mountain Home Records. Sammy Shelor mentioned yesterday that he has a few more banjo tracks to finish, and then they will