Ralph Stanley News

To many if not most onlookers, Jim Lauderdale emblemizes Nashville. He's penned hits for the Dixie Chicks, Patty Loveless, Gary Allan and George Strait, and he's a Grammy winner as an artist in his own right .

Springer Mountain Farms has June and July at the world famous Ryman Auditorium packed with Thursday night bluegrass as they once again present Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman.

The legacy of Bill Monroe's music has never been more conspicuous. Indie-folk band Mumford & Sons collected album of the year Grammy honors for "Babel" in February, and like-minded acts the Lumineers, Of Monsters and Men and Phillip Phillips are crashing the mainstream with unplugged hits performed on acoustic guitar, fiddle and mandolin.

No bearer of a distinguished musical heritage brings more devotion and intensity to the task than Nathan Stanley.

Don Rigsby's Rebel Records album Doctor's Orders: A Tribute To Ralph Stanley makes its eagerly awaited debut in stores and online today, Tuesday, May 21.