• Alison Krauss video preview on Amazon

    A Hundred Miles or More: Live From The Tracking Room from Alison Krauss won't be released until next Tuesday (11/11), but Amazon has a sneak peek on their site if you can't wait another week. The DVD is the home edition

  • Wyatt Rice workshop at Fur Peace

    After the success of last year's bluegrass rhythm guitar workshop with Wyatt Rice, a second has been scheduled for next weekend (November 7-9) at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch in southeastern Ohio. When we spoke with Wyatt recently, he mentioned that

  • Mountain Heart with Tony Rice

    Last week, Brance posted a few photos of Mountain Heart performing with Tony Rice at the Keith Case suite on Wednesday of IBMA week. They also did a main stage show during Fan Fest, and fiddler Jim Van Cleve sent along

  • Wednesday evening at IBMA 2008

    Last night John and I stayed up way past our bedtime so we could check out some of the late night showcases. We took a stroll downtown with Dailey & Vincent (video coming soon), then returned to the convention center

  • Alison Krauss DVD

    Rounder has announced that they will release A Hundred Miles or More: Live From The Tracking Room featuring Alison Krauss on DVD this fall. This presentation was aired on GAC television last year when Alison's A Hundred Miles Or More: A

  • Tony Rice on Jerry Reed

    Many of our readers may have already learned of the passing of guitarist, comedian and actor Jerry Reed. He died on Monday (9/1) in hospice, suffering from emphysema. Since the 1960s, he delighted audiences with his music and humor, eventually crossing

  • Autographed Tony Rice prints available

    All-time bluegrass guitar hero Tony Rice is offering autographed copies of a print that shows his fabled left hand in a typically contorted position. The print is from the original drawing, Jump On It, by Adam Carlos, part of his Hands

  • Rounder to release new Tony Rice compilation

    Rounder Records has announced the forthcoming release of Night Flyer: The Singer-Songwriter Collection, due on August 5. The 17-track album assembles a wide range of material from Rice's catalogue of covers of the work of the many singer-songwriters with whom he

  • Jeanette Williams: Thank You For Caring

    Here's another Blue Circle Records release worthy of mention. Jeanette Williams will soon release her brand new CD, Thank You For Caring. The CD contains 14 tracks written by some of bluegrass music's best songwriters, including Brandon Rickman (Lonesome River Band),

  • Tony Rice, Mountain Heart winners

    Thanks to everyone who participated in our contest last week to see Tony Rice with Mountain Heart Heart in Bristol, TN on Saturday (4/12). Our winners were: Joel Marley - Morganton, NC Jason Davis - Rose Hill, VA Tim Carter - Limestone, TN Paige Clifton