Founding members of Bay area bands, the Earl Brothers and Mercury Dimes have joined together and formed the San Francisco Bay area old-time music group, Black Crown Stringband. The group has recently released their first recording, a 7-song self-titled “EP” they describe as “a collection of fiddle-driven old-time tunes, twisted up bluegrass standards and plain-ole, straight ahead, flat-out mountain music.”

Burlington, MA – Rounder Records is pleased to announce the release of Blue Highway’s “Some Day: The Fifteenth Anniversary Collection” on January 19. The CD is a collection of the best of their Rounder recordings, one cut from a Rob Ickes solo album, and 3 new selections including…

Buncombe Turnpike’s video for “Where The Hills Are Blue” has survived the first round of voting in CMT’s Music City Madness 2009 online. video contest. The group is asking Bluegrass fans to vote again, ” Up against many country acts, we need your vote again to bring us to round 3.”…

Nashville, Tenn., — In memory of Louise Scruggs, the Country Music Hall of Fame^® and Museum will present an in-depth interview honoring visionary music industry executive Mary Martin on Tuesday, November 17, at 6 p. m. in the Ford Theater. The forum is free and open to the public.

The Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum, made possible by the Gibson Foundation, was established in 2007…