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Your Country's Right Here: The David Mayfield Parade Poised for the Big Time
posted: July 19, 2012
David Mayfield needs to come with a warning label. Anyone who has attended one of this season’s music festivals and been lulled into the mind-numbing sameness of some performers will want to buckle up before
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Your Country's Right Here: Keller Williams and the McCourys Team up for 'Pick'
posted: July 12, 2012
Keller Williams was trying to balance a tabletop fan on an ice chest inside his assigned tent at DelFest during the Memorial Day Weekend when members of the Travelin’ McCourys stopped by to chat. As
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Your Country's Right Here: Madison Violet Begin to Blossom in U.S.
posted: June 28, 2012
For all the heavy-duty bluegrass star power at the most recent DelFest in Cumberland, Md., it was the Canadian folk duo Madison Violet that arguably was the most exciting “find” of the event. Known individually
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Your Country's Right Here: Del McCoury Puts the Spirit Back in Country
posted: June 14, 2012
Bluegrass legend Del McCoury gives me hope that I can be redeemed musically, even if I still have a lot of work to do to reach that state. Let me note that it’s probably not
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Exclusive Q and A: Steep Canyon Rangers' Woody Platt Talks Steve Martin, DelFest, and Just Where Bluegrass is Headed
posted: May 17, 2012
Steep Canyon Rangers have always been a much-loved bluegrass band, but this past year has taken it to new heights. The band’s 2011 album with Steve Martin Rare Bird Alert went to No. 1 on
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