Roanoke, VA — AcuTab is proud to announce the new DVD release, “Ron Block – A Fresh Look at Bluegrass Banjo.” This project is the first instructional DVD of any kind by this stellar banjo picker who has been part of Alison Krauss & Union Station since 1991. The package includes 3.5 hours of instruction on 2 DVDs, plus a tab booklet offering a detailed look at Ron’s unique approach to the banjo.

Burlington, MA – Rounder Records is pleased to announce the January 27 release of Echoes of the Mountains, the first all new studio album from the legendary Dry Branch Fire Squad since 2001’s Hand Hewn. Led by singer, mandolin-picker and raconteur Ron Thomason, Dry Branch Fire Squad is one of the most compelling and unique bluegrass bands to emerge in the past three decades.

Well-known bluegrass festival photographer Phil Zimmerman has just released a book “Bluegrass Time: A Musician’s Photographs of the Early Days of Bluegrass Festivals.”

It is being published by Greenwell-Chisholm Printing Co., of Owensboro, Ky.