• MerleFest 2014

    Thanks to Russ Carson, new banjo picker with Ricky Skaggs, and a talented photographer to boot, for this set of images from this weekend's MerleFest in North Carolina.   See more of Russ' images online at www.russcarson.com.

  • Simply Bluegrass premieres March 7

    Gabriel Communications will debut its latest set of Country's Family Reunion programs, Simply Bluegrass, this week on RFD-TV. Produced by Larry Black, host of Larry's Country Diner, it follows his familiar Reunion concept: gather up a room full of top

  • For The Record: Becky Buller #4

    Once again, Stephen Mougin at Dark Shadow Recording has prevailed on one of his artists to retail their recording experience for us in blog form. This time, it’s Becky Buller who is working on her first solo project with the label. Here

  • Debut single from Phil Leadbetter

    Pinecastle has released a debut single from Phil Leadbetter's upcoming album, The Next Move. It's a new song from Paula Breedlove and Brad Davis called I'm A Ramblin' Rolling Stone. Featured are John Cowan on lead vocals with Sam Bush singing harmony,

  • The Next Move update from Uncle Phil

    We just received an update, and some great studio photos, from Phil Leadbetter. He has been working this past several months at Eagle Canyon Studios in Lebanon, TN on a new solo project, engineered and co-produced by Steve Thomas. Phil tells us that

  • Earl Scruggs Center opens in a deluge

    Over one thousand fans of the five-string gathered in Shelby, North Carolina on Saturday, January 11, 2014 to experience the grand opening of the Earl Scruggs Center. Despite pouring rain that moved several events that had been scheduled to take

  • Grassers see Red at the CMAs

    Last night at the CMA Awards on ABC, Alison Krauss, Sam Bush, Vince Gill and Edgar Meyer performed with country singer, Taylor Swift, in an acoustic arrangement of her current hit song, Red. The best news to come out of it

  • Taylor Swift grabs grassers for CMA Awards show

    Country pop chanteuse and fashion icon Taylor Swift has announced a special all-star collaboration for her performance during the 2013 Country Music Association Awards Show next month. During the show, to be televised on ABC November 6 at 8:00 p.m., she will offer a live