The Grascals will release their new CD, The Famous Lefty Flynn’s, on Rounder Records March 30, just a few days before the band hits the road as a part of Hank Williams Jr.’s Rowdy Friends Tour, an opportunity that will showcase bluegrass music to tens of thousands of music fans. As a guest on the CD…

Pinecastle Records is all aglow over the label’s 20th anniversary observance during the recent International Bluegrass Music Association’s Fan Fest — and company executives have more reasons to smile with IBMA award winners and current successes on the bluegrass charts.

Pinecastle gave away more than 1,200 CDs, T-shirts and various other goodies…

After a show tonight at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA with Chris Hillman & Herb Pederson, The Grascals will be be heading to Whiteburg, KY this week for an appearance at Appalshop for WWMT’s “Bluegrass Express Live.”

The Oct. 15 performance will take place in the Appalshop Theater at 91 Madison Avenue in downtown Whitesburg….

Nashville, Tenn., — The Grascals, along with ExxonMobil unveiled their new Mobil Delvac / The Grascals branded tour bus during a luncheon at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass business convention today.

The nominees for the 2009 IBMA Instrumental Recording of the Year feature some of the industry’s top musicians and an excellent crop of tunes. Up for consideration are Rob Ickes & Andy Leftwich’s version of “Angeline The Baker”; this year’s bluegrass sensation on banjo, Steve Martin and his self-penned “The Crow”; Kristin Scott Benson’s barn burner “Don’t Tread on Me”; Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper’s over-the-top take on “Jerusalem Ridge” and the Lonesome River Band’s “Struttin’ to Ferrum.” Who will take home the prize?…