Great causes usually draw great people, great support and great crowds — a combination for great results.
That’s been the case for the past several years as Musicians Against Childhood Cancer is staged at Hoover Y-Park in Columbus, Ohio. The benefit has raised and donated well over $400,000 to childhood cancer research and care.
The dates [...]

The Steeldrivers
This weeks Grand Ole Opry while short on quanity will feature 2 strong Bluegrass Bands, Mountain Heart and The Steeldrivers.
Mountain Heart will play sets both Friday and Saturday night. Their latest release, “Road That Never Ends” on Rural Rhythm Records is currently at # 11 on Roots Music Report’s Bluegrass charts.
Saturday night, The Steeldrivers [...]

The Two Man Gentlemen Band “Heavy Petting” (Serious Business Records)
The Two Man Gentlemen Band is comprised of Andy Bean ( Vocals, Banjo, & Foot Tambourine, Piano) and Fuller Condon (Vocals & Bass) who got there start spending two years as street musicians in New York’s Central Park. The CD also includes Travis Harrison on [...]

Blake Williams of Williams and Clark Expedition graces the cover of the May edition of Banjo Newsletter.
Blake Williams of the Williams & Clark Expedition is featured on the cover of The May issue of Banjo Newsletter.
The cover story interview is conducted by Greg Cahill, founder of Chicago-based Special Consensus and himself, a highly respected [...]

Emmylou Harris along with Ernest V. “Pop” Stoneman were welcomed into the Country Music Hall of Fame April 27, 2008. Photo by Fabio lovino.
Nashville, Tenn. — On country music’s most prestigious night, the Country Music Hall of Fame inducted two of its four new members in a poignant, music-filled ceremony that emphasized family and, [...]