When I had been playing the banjo for about a year, I went to Nashville, TN to ask Bill Monroe for a job. He was very nice, gave me an audition and took me to the Grand Ole Opry that night. Bill said... more

Grand Ole Opry members, Jim & Jesse were joined by the Opry House Band perform "Real" country music. The kind of music they grew up playing and who better to join them but some of the most iconic... more

Immediately after the terrible events of 09/11, Jim and Jesse immediately recalled this collection of songs originally recorded in 1976 for the bi-centennial celebration of our country. It was the... more

The prolific bluegrass fiddler thrills on the fast-tempo tunes and stirs the soul on the slow ones on this 1994 recording (Chubby was 80 at the time, but sure doesn't sound it). Listen to what he... more

The follow up to last year's popular ULTIMATE PICKIN' album, MORE ULTIMATE PICKIN' is an essential collection for lovers of great music delivering the best instrumentals from today's top bluegrass... more

Comprised of four former members of Crowe's New South, along with Vestal, Wildfire's debut is an attention-grabbing effort filled with virtuoso picking, well-chosen albeit slightly commercial-leaning... more

The third in the series of Pinecastle recordings documenting the career of The Osborne Brothers, Detroit to Wheeling, chronicles musically the period from 1953 to 1962 when the brothers were still... more

The 2000 entry in this four-volume series chronicles the early years of these bluegrass greats (before they started getting more progressive with their songs and sounds). The earthy beauty of these... more

In 1979, John Lair, creator of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance, formed The New Coon Creek Girls. They formed in the spirit of the original Coon Creek Girls headed by Lily May Ledford in the 30's and... more

Alan Bibey and Wayne Benson, two of the greatest living award winning mandolin players, have joined together to create some of the most exciting bluegrass music in recent history with, The Mandolin... more