Photo of Matt Munsey © Angela Richardson-Newman, Littlerocker Photography Tomorrow is a very special day for Matthew Munsey, founder and mandolinist/guitarist with Monroeville, a popular bluegrass group in east Tennessee. And like most who do spectacular things, he swears it's no
Much ink has been spilled, and pixels displayed, about how the vocal sound of traditional bluegrass music can be a stumbling block for potential new fans. For those of my own ilk, it is hard to understand how Ralph Stanley's
As we head into the weekend, here's fun little video from our friend, Andy Cartoun, of Stoney Lonesome Productions. It's his comical take on forward and backward rolls - banjo players will get it. It only take a minute.
Mountain Fever Records has announced the signing of bluegrass sibling duo, Theo & Brenna, to the label. Theo and Brenna McMillan grew up in Winchester, KY, as two of twelve brothers and sisters, many of them adopted. Both fell in love
Toronto's Lonesome Ace Stringband is a trio that truly defies description. Driven by Chris Coole's clawhammer banjo, you might be tempted to call them an old time group, but they feature a good bit of bluegrass music in their show.
The Christmas tour is coming a tradition in bluegrass and acoustic music circles. A number of touring acts have made a practice of learning and performing a special set of holiday music, often based on their own Christmas recordings, and
Punch Brothers have released a second music video from their next album, Hell on Church Street, their tribute album to the late Tony Rice. This new project, set for release on January 14 of next year, is the Brothers version of
Mountain Home Music has a new single tomorrow for The Alex Leach Band, and we have it this afternoon for our readers to enjoy. It's another track from their upcoming sophomore effort with the label. This is one Leach wrote with
Full Cord, a Michigan-based bluegrass group of some 14 years standing, has announced the addition of Gabe Hirshfeld to the band on banjo. Hirshfeld, a Boston native, gained notoriety nationally for his time with Lonely Heartstring Band, an outfit he joined
The Flashpoint Bluegrass Radio Show, hosted each week for three hours by Jeff Miller, has just completed five years broadcasting online, with hopes of many more to come. Miller aired his initial program on October 6, 2016 on WorldWideBluegrass.com, and remained
