• Win Tony Rice-Mountain Heart tickets

    If you live within a comfortable drive of Bristol, TN, Bluegrass Today and The Paramount Center can offer you a chance to see Tony Rice and Mountain Heart in concert this Saturday. Five winners will each receive 2 tickets to the

  • Two new releases from Rebel

    Rebel Records has two new releases released last week, a greatest hits compilation and a new duo recording. Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein are names that should be familiar to bluegrass fans. Klein spent time with Seldom Scene, and later with

  • Bub & Simpkins join Rowan & Rice Quartet

    The Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet has undergone a couple changes recently. In addition to Rowan & Rice, the quartet formerly consisted of mandolinist Sharon Gilchrist and bassist Bryn Davies. Both ladies have recently moved on to other pursuits and

  • Rowan/Rice DVD from Homespun

    Homespun Video is set to release a new instructional DVD this week featuring Peter Rowan and Tony Rice. Entitled Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Teach Songs, Guitar and Musicianship, the DVD runs 110 minutes with Rowan Rice teaching a half

  • Larry Keel with Tony Rice

    Larry Keel & Natural Bridge have announced a number of shows in early December featuring very special guest Tony Rice. Larry and Tony have performed together many times, and you can be sure that there will be some fiery flatpicking at

  • Balsam Range are Marching Home

    The Clyde, North Carolina-based quintet Balsam Range has just announced the release of their debut CD, Marching Home. The band comprises Marc Pruett (banjo), Caleb Smith (guitar), Darren Nicholson (mandolin), Tim Surrett (upright bass and resonator guitar) and Buddy Melton (fiddle)

  • Ginseng Sullivan

    Norman Blake first made me aware of the ginseng root, via his masterful recording of the tune Ginseng Sullivan. He released the song in 1972 on the Back Home in Sulphur Springs album. Of course, Tony Rice also cut the tune

  • TRAKUS concert reflections

    John posted Saturday with his review of the Tony Rice/AKUS concert we attended Friday evening. Here are my thoughts on the concert after a weekend of reflection on the show. As John said in his post, we missed the first couple