Melonie Cannon

We posted last week about a new group in Nashville, The Likely Culprits, made up of members of other touring acts, plus a couple who aren't touring actively these days. Ashyby Frank is on mandolin, Brandon Bostic on guitar, Deanie Richardson

The Likely Culprits will make their official band debut, Saturday night at the world famous Station Inn, in Nashville, TN. This new group consists of Ashby Frank (mandolin, vocals), Deanie Richardson (fiddle), Melonie Cannon (vocals), Garnet Imes Bowman (vocals), Brandon Bostic

Little Did They Know is latest Christmas single from the Rural Rhythm Christian label. It was written by IBMA-nominated songwriter Rick Lang, and produced by Stephen Mougin. The track features vocals by his wife Jana Mougin, formerly lead singer with the popular

Terry Poirier contacted us last night with news about his show this evening (May 10) on World Wide Bluegrass. He will be dedicating this edition of Kickin' Canadian Grass to music and discussion following the horrible flooding in Nashville and

As is always the case, the close of each year heralds a slew of "Best Of" lists of every imaginable description. They are a staple in all sorts of news and entertainment media (see our Favorite Bluegrass Recording of 2008

There are a number of bluegrass acts performing this weekend on the Grand Ole Opry. If you will be near your radio - and are within the huge WSM radio footprint - or close to your computer, you can catch

The trailer for Melonie Cannon's video with Willie Nelson (which we told you about during IBMA) has been posted online. It's for the song Back To Earth from her current CD, And The Wheels Turn out last week on Rural

The folks at Rural Rhythm Records invited us up to their suite yesterday afternoon (9/29) for a meet-and-greet and scaled-back acoustic set with Melonie Cannon. The first thing on the agenda was a brief preview of the music video she recently

On Wednesday we ran the first part of my discussion with Melonie Cannon, where we discussed her upcoming Rural Rhythm CD, And The Wheels Turn. Here is the remainder of the interview. Perhaps the chief highlight associated with the new CD

Melonie Cannon's new CD, And The Wheels Turn - her first with Rural Rhythm Records - isn't due until October 7, but there is a good bit of buzz building up already. A single, I Call It Gone, has been