• Classic from Larry Keel

    Jamgrass guitar hero Larry Keel has released a new CD, Classic, with his touring band, Natural Bridge. Joining Larry is wife Jenny Keel on bass, Mark Schimick on mandolin and Will Lee on banjo. Of the 12 tracks, 9 come from

  • Steep Canyon Rangers celebrate 10 years

    Steep Canyon Rangers will mark their 10th Anniversary tomorrow evening (1/21) with a special concert at the Orange Peel Social Aid & Pleasure Club near their home in Asheville, NC. Joining them in celebrating this milestone will be artists from

  • Picking and fishing with Larry Keel

    This post is a contribution from Diane Farineua, who will be providing interviews with artists she encounters as part of her research for The Festival Project. See her profile here. One of the highlights at the Infamous Stringduster’s new weekend music

  • Photos from the Festy Experience

    Milo Farineau took in the debut Festy Experience, the recently-concluded three day music event headlined by The Infamous Stringdusters adjacentent to the Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Nelson County, Virginia. The entertainment featured a who's who of modern bluegrass and jam

  • Free downloads from Larry Keel

    Larry Keel and Natural Bridge is offering four free audio downloads to anyone who signs up for their mailing list. The songs are from their current CD, Backwoods: Diamond Break, They, Crocodile Man and Bitten By A Snake. All four songs

  • Keel and the Dusters on YouTube

    Chris Pandolfi, of Infamous Stringdusters fame, has put together another of his "On The Road" videos, this time from a show the band did with Larry Keel earlier this year in New Jersey. He catches the band in the van, backstage

  • Welcome David Riley Schimick

    Mark Schimick, mandolinist with Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, and his wife Leigh, are celebrating the birth of a son. David Riley Schimick bounced into this world on Wednesday (2/25) at 12:12 p.m, weighing in at 7 lbs. 9 oz. Mark

  • As The Crow Flies from SFTRB

    The second album from the Songs From The Road Band, As The Crow Flies, in now available online. The band is a side-project for members of several bands based in North Carolina, the brainchild of Charles Humphrey III, bass player

  • Backwoods from Larry Keel

    Larry Keel and Natural Bridge have released a new CD for 2009. Backwoods features 10 tracks, with 7 originals from the band, all performed in the high-energy, ultra-progressive style that is the hallmark of their popular live show. It features Keel on