Jake Workman with Ricky Skaggs at the 2023 Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival - photo by Nate Dalzell Jake Workman, the superb flatpick guitarist with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, will be offering a four-week online course on bluegrass guitar next month through
Virginia banjo picker Jacob Wright, who has spent the past several years working with Larry Sparks, has announced that he will be leaving the Lonesome Ramblers at the end of this year. He tells us that working with Sparks has been
CMH Records has announced the initial digital release of a classic Osborne Brothers album, Bluegrass Concerto, from 1979. This album was extremely popular in its day as it was the second of only two all-instrumental album from Bobby and Sonny Osborne,
California fiddler and vocalist Mei Lin Heirendt, currently performing with Broken Compass, has a new single releasing today. This young artist has been generating a good bit of notice of late, being selected this past three years to participate in
West coast grassers will have a chance to celebrate the 100th birthday of the great Earl Scruggs in a special tribute show on January 6 in Bakersfield, CA, produced by the California Bluegrass Association in partnership with the Guitar Masters
Few Miles South is an interesting outfit, one that exists in more than a single realm. Based on the talents of Georgia-raised multi-instrumentalist, producer, and engineer Blake English, and highly skilled vocalist Tori Lund from Los Angeles. When they perform
Bluegrass fans in the Upper Midwest have several chances to catch some special holiday music this next two weeks when Monroe Crossing takes their annual Christmas tour through Minnesota and Wisconsin. Billed as A Bluegrass Christmas with Monroe Crossing, the shows
The Kevin Prater Band has announced Bailey Moore as their newest member, joining the group on bass. At only 19 years of age, Bailey brings a surprising amount of experience to his new role, along with a serious bluegrass pedigree. A
Mandolinist Mark Stoffel, he of Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, has put together a fun little video for his current Mountain Home Music single, Barnyard Funk. This clever instrumental from Mark's imagination combines bluegrass improv with a funk groove, and
The nominees have been announced for the 2024 Golden Guitar Awards, Australia's biggest celebration of country and bluegrass music. These mark the 52nd presentation of these awards, with winners named during the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January 2024. The
