Elvis Costello, whose show “Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…” wraps up its second season on Sundance Channel at the end of January, will tour the U.S. this spring with a variety of line ups. Costello will be playing solo, with his band the Imposters, and with the Sugarcanes, the accomplished musicians who joined him on his Grammy-nominated 2009 album ‘Secret, Profane & Sugarcane‘ (Hear Music)…..

The trail has gone cold since the 2001 release of Mountain Soul, a collection of bluegrass covers by one-time country music hot property Patty Loveless.

But Loveless is picking up where she left off eight years ago with the release of Mountain Soul II….

Nashville, Tenn., — The Steeldrivers seem to be on a roll. Last night their self-titled debut album was named Bluegrass Album of the Year at the Nashville Music Awards. While The Steeldriver’s hard-hitting and often genre-bending sound has garnered plenty of favorable reviews, success among their industry peers had been elusive until this year. The group was recently honored as the International Bluegrass Music…

Elvis Costello’s latest release “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane” features a wealth of bluegrass music’s top session musicians. The CD, released back in June on the Hear Music label features the talents of: Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Mike Compton, Jeff Taylor and Dennis Crouch, all of whom make up the core band used on the recording sessions….

“The Other Side of Towne,” Grasstowne’s cleverly named new CD, is a testament to long-time friendship and musical alliances. Dobro player Phil Leadbetter, mandolinist Alan Bibey and soulful singer and guitarist Steve Gulley have played music together since they were youngin’s in the bluegrass business….