“The picture on the cover, that’s Broadway in Baltimore, maybe back around the time I started playing in the clubs,” Del McCoury says with a smile.

We're excited to officially welcome aboard Scott Tipping on acoustic guitar and Drew Littell on drums as the newest members of Cornmeal. Both Scott and Drew have performed a handful of shows with the band over the last year and have proved to be the perfect fit for the future of Cornmeal.Scott Tipping has been an integral part of the Chicago music scene for more than 20 years.

On Saturday, June 29^th at The Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts – Venetian Theater, The Del McCoury Band will headline Caramoor’s American Roots Music Festival – a daylong celebration of folk, string band, country, blues, gospel, and bluegrass music.  The concert will mark the world premiere and the only New York performance of The Del McCoury Bands new project, “Del & Woody” featuring unheard and unsung words of Guthrie set to music by D

It is with a heavy heart that after 10 years with Cornmeal, we say goodbye to Allie Kral.  Her powerhouse presence on stage and musical chemistry with the band will be greatly missed.  We wish her the best in her musical endeavors and cannot thank her enough for the hard work and personal sacrifices she gave throughout her 10 years on the road. Cornmeal will be conducting a nationwide search for a fiddle replacement in the coming months and looking to get back on the road as soon as possible.

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is happy to announce the Big Damn Blues Revolution Tour, which will take the band throughout the U.S. this spring with special guests Jimbo Mathus and Alvin Youngblood Hart.With a reputation for their incendiary live shows, it seemed only natural for The Big Damn Band to hit the road again in support of Between the Ditches, their latest album.

JAMericana favorites, Great American Taxi, announce their Great American Snowball Tour 2013.  On the heels of a successful west coast tour with friends Poor Man’s Whiskey, GAT is strapping on their skis and heading north for a three night stand in Girdwood, AK at the Alyeska Resort and then heading back home to Colorado for eight dates including Denver, Boulder and plenty of ski towns.  Taxi will welcome their new friends, Poor Man’s Whiskey to Colorado for both the Fox Theatre show in Boulder and the show at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver.  The Boulder show will also have Shanno

Cornmeal is happy to announce a very special guest for their Annual Hometown Thanksgiving show on 11/23 at The Vic Theatre.  Joining the band for the Chicago festivities will be none other than Jeff Austin of Yonder Mountain String Band.  Following the tradition made in years past, the band will also be hosting a charity food drive (details below).

Two of bluegrass music’s most entertaining and well loved performers, Sam Bush and Del McCoury will be teaming up for a highly anticipated string of tour dates beginning in November.  To quote Sam, “I first saw Del at the Roanoke Bluegrass Festival in 1966 and have been waiting for this opportunity to tour together ever since.  We invite you to come join the fun as two old friends make music and swap stories onstage.”