LEAVIN TOWN is the debut album from Flamekeeper the new band founded by five-time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year Michael Cleveland and featuring John Mark Batchelor on banjo, mandolin player Jesse Brock (Lynn Morris Band), guitarist and vocalist Todd Rake straw (Union Station, Timberline Drive), and bassist and vocalist Marshall Wilborn (Lynn Morris Band, Johnson Mountain Boys, Longview). The jaw-dropping intensity of Flamekeepers live performances have already made them a favorite on the bluegrass circuit, and Leaving Town is filled with hard driving instrumental and vocal music that fans the sparks struck by bluegrass's first generation into a bold new flame.

CROWD FAVORITES is a collection of the most- requested songs from Claire Lynch's impressively rich repertoire. Features 4 new recordings, plus 10 classics from her Rounder Catalog form an ideal introduction to one of acoustic's most innovative artists.

STEPPIN' IN THE BOILER HOUSE is the second solo album from Mark Schatz. Featuring his own traditionally innovative sound and clawhammer style of banjo playing, STEPPIN' combines new melodies with the heart and soul of old tunes. It blends the grit of swing of an old time string band with the drive and precision of contemporary bluegrass.

He is the epitome of the modern bluegrass musician with his effortless mastery of melding the music's traditional elements with a contemporary flare. McCoury's extraordinary first solo album runs the gamut from country weepers to storming bluegrass barnburners to jazzier fare, always in control and never at a loss for musical ideas.

This live recording captures all the good humor, energy and musical insight of these 2 Grammy-nominated musicians. With 2 versatile sidemen, a dozen great new songs and a handful of seasoned chesnuts McCutcheon and Chapin serve up a generous helping of folk music old and new.