Another year rolls around and memories of the bluegrass sounds of 2009 still float like sugar plums in my head. And, a lot of juicy plums there were in the past year, indeed a bad year for the national economy but quite robust in the realm of great bluegrass CDs.

As I look back on the past year, the wealth of bluegrass in the form of new CDs piled high….

Rural Rhythm Records has announced the current single, “Hard Rock Mountain Prison (’Til I Die)” by award-winning group Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out has landed at the #1 slot on Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine’s December 2009 Top 30 singles chart.

“Hard Rock Mountain Prison” (’Til I Die) was written by Ray Edwards, Larry Cox and Terry Foust….

Wilmington, OH., — Award-winning Bluegrass acts take the stage during The Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival, November 13 and 14, at the Roberts Convention Centre in Wilmington. This is one of the Midwest’s most entertaining acoustic music events, occurring twice a year, in March and November.

The Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival…

Marion, VA — Song of the Mountains will present three award winning bluegrass bands at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia on Saturday, November 7th at 7:00 pm. This concert will be taped for national distribution to Public Television stations across America. The concert will feature the music of Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper and the Williams and Clark Expedition….

The Nov.7 taping of Song of The Mountains at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va. could easily be titled Hot Band Night at the Lincoln.

Three of bluegrass’s most popular touring bands — Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper and the Williams & Clark Expedition…