With zero mention of Chicago’s gourmet food offerings, Chicago Bluegrass Legends Concerts has announced the next concert in the long-running series will feature the genre bending sounds of Mountain Heart. The concert is set for December 11 at the American Legion Hall in Evanston, IL. with an 8:00 p.m. showtime, doors at 7:00.

Reservations are currently available through the Chicago Bluegrass Legends Concerts Web site….

Nashville, Tenn., — Leadership Artists, LLC and DAddario & Company, Inc. are presenting veteran bluegrass group Mountain Heart in an all-star jam in celebration of the group’s 10th Anniversary during the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass Convention. Mountain Heart & Friends: A 10th Anniversary Celebration all-star jam will happen on Wednesday, September 30, 2009…

Burlington, MA – One of the most exciting bands on the bluegrass scene, NewFound Road, will release Same Old Place on April 28. Same Old Place, NewFound Road’s second collection for Rounder, is chock full of driving rhythms, haunting ballads and classic bluegrass, all brought into sharp focus by the effortlessly affecting, soulful vocals of Tim Shelton and the instrumental prowess of Junior Williams (banjo), Joe Booher (mandolin) and Randy Barnes (bass) with guests Justin Moses, Brandon Godman and Jim VanCleve….

Second Season, Kristin Scott Benson’s second solo album, will be released today, January 13, on the Pinecastle Records label.

It’s milestone No. 3 in just a few short months. In October, she was named the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Banjo Player of the Year for 2008. A month later, she became a member of two-time IBMA Entertainers of the Year, The Grascals.

Mashville Brigade “Bluegrass Smash Hits Vol. 1″ (Rural Rhythm)
The Mashville Brigade has bridged a huge, seemingly uncrossable gap with its first recording, Bluegrass Smash Hits, Volume 1, on the Rural Rhythm Records label. It was released late last month.
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