Earlier in the week we had a story on Deering’s latest addition to their family of banjos, the new Terry Baucom Signature Model. The new Baucom Signature Model is the first to feature some refinements brought about from research conducted by Jens Kruger and Greg Deering.
Deering has sent us some publicity shots of the new [...]

Nashville, Tenn., — Levon Helm has been added to the star-studded line-up of performers at this year’s All for the Hall New York benefit at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square on Wednesday, October 15. Also appearing will be Helm’s frequent collaborator, renowned multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell. Presented as an old-fashioned Nashville-style “guitar pull,” the benefit [...]

Hey, isn’t that Martha Stewart cooking something up with The Grascals?
You bet your sweetest cupcake recipe it is!  The occasion was the wedding of Martha Stewart’s assistant Liesl Menning to Kevin Haynie, Josh Turner’s guitar player, late last month on a farm near Franklin, Tenn.
The Grascals performed during the cocktail [...]

Chicago, Ill. — The Congress Theater, in conjunction with KingTello Presents, is proud to announce the inaugural Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival with headliner David Grisman and the David Grisman Quintet on Saturday, November 22, 2008 from noon to 11:00 p.m.
While rooted in the foot-stomping influences of bluegrass and blues, the Festival will transport the [...]