Twins! Jason Chapman, bass player with The Chapmans and co-owner of The Acoustic Shoppe, and his wife Kimberly, are celebrating the arrival of two new children. Peyton Ruth Patience Chapman and Michael Robert Chapman were born one minute apart on April
When you call yourself Newtime Stringband (as opposed to old time), one supposes you will be getting something out of the ordinary. And that is exactly what Chris Mullins delivers with his album, Lion's Den. Mullins is a composer, producer, vocalist,
Illinois banjo picker Doug Knecht has released a banjo tab book for music he has recorded over the years, including both his original banjo music and songs he had cut as a member of Chris Jones' band. Doug worked with Chris
Now well into his new gig with Old Crow Medicine Show, young Nashville singer and songwriter Mason Via is still releasing singles from his upcoming bluegrass project with Mountain Fever Records. The latest is one called Gettin' Gone, about the feeling
For more than four decades, the annual Huck Finn Jubilee has been among the favorite west coast festivals for fans of bluegrass and acoustic string music. It ran for 40 years under the direction of Don and Barbara Tucker, until Don passed
Mountain Fever Records has announced a digital reissue of an historically important album that never made it to download and streaming before today. It's The Music was initially released by reso master Frank Poindexter with The Rice Brothers on CD in
High Road is an interesting group, with an approach that makes them a bit difficult to pigeonhole. Founded in 2013 by pianist and vocalist Sarah Davison as a vehicle for her country/Gospel songs and sound, she has picked up a
Pinecastle Records has produced a music video for another of the songs on Daryl Mosley's current project, Small Town Dreamer. The song is one called Bringing Simple Back, and if you've heard any of the other music from this album, you may
Jimmy Yeary has made quite a splash in bluegrass music this past year, something he had hoped for as a youngster playing with his family band in Ohio. But a successful career writing country music had kept him away from
Bluegrass folks in and around Boston have a real treat in store on May 10, as do grassers all over the world with an internet connection, when The Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, MA hosts a special edition of Bluegrass Tuesdays
