This morning the International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the nominees for their 2023 Industry and Momentum Awards. Both these nominees and the ultimate winners are chosen by select committees of IBMA members chosen for this purpose, in a multi-stage process
Bonfire Music Group's new release from Tennessee banjoist Daniel Grindstaff is something of an epic recording. What started as a request from Daniel to his friend, Paul Brewster, to sing on this cover of the Rod Stewart hit from 1988, Forever
The latest Pinecastle single from Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road finds them back in the country grass vibe, partnering with T.G. Sheppard for a grassed up version of his 1981 hit, I Loved 'Em Every One. It's the first look and
The Travelin' McCourys have a new single released today, their grassed up take on The Whole of the Moon, a 1985 song from UK rockers The Waterboys. Their cut is quite different from the original, though the McCourys largely follow the
Pinecastle Records is celebrating today's release of their latest album from Ozark grassers Lindley Creek, Whispers in the Wind, by dropping another single, Every Time A Train Goes By. Lindley Creek has grown from a typical family bluegrass band, where parents
Bluegrass touring favorites The Steeldrivers have announced their first ever gospel project, Tougher Than Nails, with the Gaither Music Group, expected in September. Fiddler and vocalist Tammy Rogers shared a few words on this upcoming album. "The sacred and the secular have
Turnberry Records has a pair of new singles for rising bluegrass artists Caleb Bailey & Paine's Run, taken from their upcoming debut album with the label. They have chosen to release a secular song, written by Bailey, and a gospel
Iowa's Lori King & Junction 63 have another single this month from their upcoming EP, Straight From The Heartland, produced by Darin Aldridge. The group is based around Lori and her husband Joe, who reside in the small town of Drakesville,
Lonesome River Band performs at SiriusXM in Nashville - photo © Terry Herd Terry Herd was on hand for this morning's IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards nominations press conference at Nashville's SiriusXM broadcast studios, which carried the event live on Bluegrass Junction. He
The eyes and ears of the bluegrass industry were focused this morning on the Nashville headquarters of SiriusXM's country and bluegrass operation for the announcement of the 2023 nominees for the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards. These prestigious awards are determined by
