The Deering family of banjos has a new sibling — Terry Baucom.
Deering Banjo Company’s new Terry Baucom Signature Model is created of walnut and is the first banjo featuring new technology researched by Jens Krüger of Krüger Brothers fame and Greg Deering. It features Deering’s new rim and lighter weight tone ring.
The regal inlay [...]

Spring Creek
Rebel Records has signed a recording deal with Colorado bluegrass band Spring Creek, giving it the distinction of being the first act west of the Mississippi River to record for the Virginia-based bluegrass label.
The quartet plays builds its foundation on traditional bluegrass, “with a young, fresh twist,” according to a Rebel press [...]

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones “Jingle All The Way” (Rounder)
Ah, the leaves have barely started to show their autumn glory here in central Illinois, but Rounder Records is already thinking snow — and the holidays.
One of the first new Christmas CDs of 2008 is the Rounder release “Jingle All the Way” by banjo virtuoso [...]