Jim VanCleve

We first mentioned Thomas Wywrot's superb new CD, Every Time I Walk This Road, back in November of last year. At that time, the CD had just been completed and Thomas shared a few thoughts about the songs - and

Thomas Wywrot is about to release a self-produced solo project, Every Time I Walk This Road. The album has a modern, in-your-face bluegrass sound with Wywrot's banjo and guitar prominent in the mix. A Canadian by birth, he grew up in

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a venerable institution in our part of the world. This scenic drive runs 469 miles, from Shenandoah National Park (south of Charlottesville, VA) to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina (southwest of

Here is a gallery of photos from last night's (9/29) IBMA festivities. We are very fortunate this year to have Dean Hoffmeyer shooting for us during World Of Bluegrass. He is a Pulitzer-nominated photographer with The Richmond Times Dispatch, and his

Everyone seemed to get a kick out of the fake trailer for Jim Van Cleve's AcuTab fiddle DVD which we ran last week. Jim said that he heard from people all over the country who had gotten a chuckle from

AcuTab is soon to release a new instructional DVD from Mountain Heart fiddler, Jim Van Cleve. The product is actually a two disc set, featuring over 4 hours of instruction from Jim. Disc 1 contains a good deal of instruction in

Mountain Heart is in England this weekend, where they performed at the Didmarton Festival in Gloucestershire. Before the fest, however, the boys were able to get in a bit of sightseeing, and sent along these photos from Stonehenge. Bass man Jason

We posted on July 21 about the birth of Graham David Van Cleve, second child of Mountain Heart fiddler Jim Van Cleve and his lovely wife, Desneige. His dad had been tardy in getting us a photo, but here is little

Jim Van Cleve tells us that he and his wife Desneige have welcomed their son, Graham David Van Cleve, into the world. He was born at 6:23 p.m. (EDT) today (7/21). He came in at 8 lbs. 13 1/2 oz., stretching

The Mohegan Sun is a gaming and resort facility in southeastern Connecticut. Just north of New London, run by the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut, it makes for a convenient playground for folks in Boston, Providence and New York City. Their entertainment