• Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa in Europe

    Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa have recently returned from several weeks touring in Europe, with special guest Mike Scott on banjo in tow. Taylor sent along this quick recap of their time across the pond, along with a number of photos. We

  • Christmas in June for Rural Rhythm

    It was Christmas in June last week for a bevy of Rural Rhythm artists in Pineville, KY. They had assembled at Pineville's Bell Theater for the filming of Christmas: The Mountain Way, set to air on BlueHighways TV later this year.

  • Mike Scott on WAMU

    Veteran bluegrass artist Mike Scott will be the subject of an interview this afternoon (2/29) with Bob Webster on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. Mike's early career was as a banjo picker, logging time with Carl Story, Jim & Jesse, Ronnie Reno and

  • Scott Walker to Appaloosa

    Here's another change on the bluegrass band front. Scott Walker has been tapped to play banjo with Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa, filling a spot recently vacated by Lee Marcus. Lee had done two stints with Taylor's band, and is leaving

  • New Gospel album from Mike Scott

    Mike Scott is known to most bluegrass fans as a banjo picker, having spent lengthy stints with Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, Jim & Jesse and Ronnie Reno. But Scott is also a talented vocalist and songwriter with a

  • North Carolina Banjo Clinic

    Cindy Baucom sent in a couple photos from the past weekend at the North Carolina Banjo Clinic in Burnsville, NC. The event was hosted by Rod Johnston of Village Productions. Instructors included Tom Adams, Graham Sharpe, Mike Scott and Terry Baucom.