Banjo players have long sought the "perfect" D-tuners, the devices that allow them to effect the slurring, or "detuning" sound popularized by Earl Scruggs in such tunes as Flint Hill Special, Earl's Breakdown, and Randy Lynn Rag. Initially, Earl achieved this
One thing we all learn in the bluegrass world is the inevitability of change. Our favorite bands switch personnel, and even acts that seem perfect are able to revise and develop in new ways that may surprise you at first,
Britain's Blue Lass, a bluegrass trio using clawhammer banjo and three part harmony to present original music, has a single from their debut EP, Skylines & Coal Mines. It's one written by their banjo player, Ruth Eliza, titled Between the Coal
Some of the holiday bluegrass music we are treated with around Christmas time is light and fluffy - feel good songs about Santa and spending time with family - and we enjoy hearing them year in and year out. Others
With the recent retirement of guitarist/vocalist Dudley Connell after nearly three decades, The Seldom Scene had big shoes to fill. But for a band whose genesis dates back to 1971, this isn't the first, or even second time they have
Here's the video of Billy Strings, performing last night on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. As he typically does on television, Billy played a solid bluegrass number, this time, his current single from Highway Prayers, Seven Weeks in County, with
Zach Wooten, mandolinist with Mississippi's Breaking Grass, and his wife, Anna Brooke, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Branson Reid Wooten came into the world on Monday, November 25, 2024. He made his appearance at 1:39 p.m., weighing in
Pinecastle Records has prepared a special album for the holiday season, offering 13 new recordings by their top artists with a Christmas theme. Set for release on Friday (November 29), A Pinecastle Christmas Celebration features a mix of new bluegrass
Billy Blue Records has a new single this month from their Blue Collar Gospel album, a collection of new bluegrass gospel songs written and co-written by Rick Lang. As has been his habit, Rick writes these songs, and then finds talented
Every year The Kody Norris Show does a special Christmas concert in their hometown of Mountain City, TN. It's typically not a big deal, large venue kind of show, and more of a thank you for their neighbors and friends. But
