One of the most frequently discussed new bluegrass singers these days is Sister Sadie's powerhouse vocalist Jaelee Roberts, who had been turning heads for several years before the Sisters grabbed her up. In fact, Miss Jaelee was attracting attention in
While we have lots of family bands in bluegrass music, we don't seem to have as many husband and wife teams these days. When Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, mentioned recently that he and his wife, Joan, had just celebrated their
Lifelong fiddler Randall Collins died on June 27, surrounded by those he loved. He was 84 years of age. Randall was said to have picked up the fiddle when he was seven years old, living in his hometown of Blairsville, GA.
Nashville bluegrass artist Brandon Bostic has a new single to share, a song called Train, which he wrote with James Adkins. Brandon is one of those guys whose work often goes on more behind the scenes, as a sideman, songwriter, producer,
Pinecastle Records is back with a new single for Nick Chandler & Delivered, a catching little number called Old Devil's Dream, written by Thomas Goldsmith. It's the debut release from their next project with Pinecastle, and first new music in
Bluegrass singer and bandleader Cliff Waldron, early musical partner of Bill Emerson, and one of the leading lights of the 1960s and '70s bluegrass scene in and around Washington, DC, died yesterday in Virginia. He was 83 years of age. A
Turnberry Records have announced popular North Carolina band Deeper Shade of Blue as the newest signees with the label. Together for more than 20 years, and with six, self-produced albums to their credit, the band specializes in crisp, contemporary bluegrass with
Rienk Janssen and Silvia Fledderus have shared this lovely remembrance for Lambert Schomaker, who organized and promoted bluegrass shows in the Netherlands for thirty years. He passed away on May 29 at 76 years of age. Rienk has been the
Bill Taylor of The Appalachian Heatherns is the featured vocalist on the next single from Lonesome Day Records' Bob Seger tribute project, Silver Bullet Bluegrass. The album, an idea conceived by label head and producer Randall Deaton, will be released
Pinecastle Records has a new single for Red Camel Collective, a new band that is essentially the Junior Sisk Band, without Junior. That is, Heather Berry-Mabe on guitar and lead vocals, Tony Mabe on banjo, Johnathan Dillon on mandolin, and
