Hailing from the Southwest corner of Ohio, Missy Werner has released her national debut CD “Drifting and Dreaming.” The new album features Werner and an ace team of bluegrass musicians on a dozen cuts from various writers including Dolly Parton, Harley Allen and Sarah Siskind.

“Drifting and Dreaming” according…

Adam Steffey, John Bowan, Ron Stewart Keith Garrett and Harold Nixon have joined forces as The Boxcars in what could easily be bluegrass’ next super group.

Both Adam Steffey and Ron Stewart….

This years nominee’s for the 2009 IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year award features a strong batch of outstanding fiddlers. With the exception of Ron Stewart who joined the Dan Tyminski Band, all the nominees have held steady gig’s for several years with a single group and each has contributed their own individual styles to the bluegrass fiddle repertoire.

Hunter Berry has been a core member of Rhonda Vincent’s touring band, The Rage, for several years now. Jason Carter has been with the Del McCoury band…

Which Banjo Player will roll to the top in our 2009 IBMA Banjo Player of the Year Reader’s Poll? Will Kristin Scott Benson pull a repeat of 2008 or will Steve Martin, who’s made a huge splash this year in the bluegrass realm, take the ‘09 title? Then there’s the rock solid Sammy Shelor & Ron Stewart and let’s not forget the elder statesman J.D. Crowe!…

The Murphy Method website has cooked up a great sale that runs from now through August 31, 2009….

Casey Henry will be teaching banjo at the “FiddleStar International Jam Camp” presented by FiddleStar and The Murphey Method in Ridgetop, Tenn….