The Bluegrass Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Rounder has shipped the CD version of Earl Scruggs with Family & Friends, The Ultimate Collection - Live at the Ryman, first released digitally on September 30 of this year. It features Scruggs with his sons Gary on bass/vocals and Randy on guitar, along with Rob Ickes on resonator guitar, Hoot Hester on fiddle, John Jorgenson [...]
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
Johnny Butten & Newgrass Underground will be appearing at the IBMA World of Bluegrass event in Nashville, Tuesday night, September 30th. Attendees of the event can catch this wonderful band at NCC Level 1 Room 109 at 11:00pm and again in the NCC Level 1 Room 104 at 1:30 am. ...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
I've received numerous solo albums over the years but it hasn't been since Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells that I've encountered a solo album that was hot and completely by an unassisted single artist. Johnny Butten's debut American album is such a release. Welcome to Solo. Solo has been released and is now available. ...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
The fans, who have traveled from all over the world, set up camp for one reason: "to rock out" to the sounds of bluegrass music at the 18th annual Mountain Top Bluegrass Festival.
The Bluegrass Ireland Blog (Free subscription) | 08/12/2007
If someone offers you a 2001 Stelling Masterflower 5-string banjo (serial number 5189) with chrome plating and walnut resonator - it was stolen in California on 4 August from Chris Cairns of the Chris Cairns Band . At that time it was in a bright yellow Calton touring case. If you see this instrument, please e-mail Chris Cairns or call the Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office - Paul Tashiro (+1 (831) 454-2314;...
