• Missy Raines & The New Hip in CA

    Award-winning bassist Missy Raines is on tour this week in California with her band, The New Hip. This brief run to the west coast began yesterday (6/3) in Berkeley, and continues through the week with stops in Felton, San Deigo,

  • Big show on WDVX March 30

    Blue Plate Special has a special 90 minute edition of the program on tap for Friday (3/30) on WDVX. It's a triple bill featuring live (in studio) performances from The Jerry Douglas Band, Kenny & Amanda Smith and Missy Raines and

  • Missy Raines & The New Hip

    We told you a while back that Missy Raines was putting together a new band to play a few dates when she's not on the road with Claire Lynch. The band's first performance is coming up the end of this month

  • Jim & Missy hang it up

    In the midst of all the announcements of new bands and changing personnel that have been made this year, there is one that we have yet to mention. After 8 years, Jim Hurst and Missy Raines have decided to call

  • New Bluegrass Music Profiles on the way

    The November/December issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles is in the mail, with Rhonda Vincent on the cover. Publishers Kevin and Lori Kerfoot tell us that this is their first Women In Bluegrass edition - an "all girls issue" - something

  • Claire Lynch – GrassCast Interview #50

    Listen now: (IE users click to activate) Our guest on this episode of The GrassCast is Claire Lynch. In the interview John and Claire discuss her history in bluegrass music, talk about her band members, and

  • After Party

    I assume, since our dedicated bloggers John and Brance worked so hard during the awards show that they didn't stick it out through the after party at the Gibson Bluegrass Showcase. And also I didn't see them there, so I'll

  • IBMA Bass Player of the Year for 2006

    The awards for artists who, on recorded and/or in-person performance during the specified time period, have shown an extraordinary mastery of their instruments. The awards go to the artists. The Bass Player Of The Year for 2006 is: Missy Raines web site bio audio Review past

  • Pick it Girl!

    This post is a contribution from Casey Henry. Casey is the daughter of banjo player and bluegrass entrepreneur, Murphy Henry, and an accomplished banjo player in her own right, as well as an experienced instructor. Currently Casey and her brother

  • New Claire Lynch CD due in late March

    New Day is the title of the upcoming CD from Claire Lynch - her fifth for Rounder Records - and her new band, the appropriately named Claire Lynch Band. The band includes Jim Hurst on guitar, David Harvey on mandolin,