Well, I saw kids today trick-or-treating, so even though it isn't yet officially Halloween, it seems safe to talk a bit about Thanksgiving. In particular, songwriter Rick Lang's very gracious Thanksgiving gift to everyone who enjoys bluegrass music. It's a new
Dark Shadow Recording has released a music video for their current single with Stillhouse Junkies, the bluegrass/folk power trio from Colorado that has been winning raves wherever they perform for their clever songs and energetic stage show. It's for the song
Bonfire Music Group has a new album from the duo of Shawn Lane and Richard Bennet, two well-established bluegrass singers and songwriters whose 2019 album demonstrated how well the two work together as well. A debut single, Grey Wind, is
Daniel Duffin is a photographer, writer, and banjo enthusiast who had taken advantage of the opportunity to capture his favorite pickers, Earl Scruggs and J.D. Crowe, on film in the comfort of their own homes. Now that these legends have
Compass Records is dropping the first look at the next Michael Cleveland album this week, a hopeful grasser called Sunny Days (Are Comin' Once Again). The much-awarded fiddler, chosen a dozen times by his peers in the IBMA as Fiddle Player
The Foreign Landers, a husband-and-wife duo featuring David and Tabitha Benedict, is set to release their first full-length album, Traveler's Rest, in November. We are delighted to premiere a single today. The clever name for their group is taken from the
Andy Leftwich, truly among the most gifted and skillful musicians on the bluegrass scene today, has another single release this week from Mountain Home Music. Taken from his upcoming American Fiddler album, this one, Made In France, finds Leftwich exploring a
Long time readers will recall us writing about Charlottesville, VA bluegrass singer and songwriter Kathryn Caine, who has released a number of recordings over the past decade. Just recently we heard from Kathryn about her new group, Ogden Heart, made up
The state of Tennessee has chosen November 4 for the dedication of a new historical marker in Johnson City commemorating the Rich-R-Tone Records company, which operated there for many years. Rich-R-Tone was the first record label to locate in east Tennessee,
The Matchsellers are Kansas City grassers with an interesting backstory. For the past decade they have offered original bluegrass music to midwestern audiences, but the two principals, fiddler Julie Bates and guitarist Andrew Morris, first met while both were on
