Turnberry Records has released a first single from Chad Darou in advance of Susquehanna Line, their full-length project with the veteran bluegrass songwriter and multi-instrumentalist next year. Known these days primarily for his reso-guitar work, Chad has also played as a professional
As we head into the Halloween weekend, with all the little ones preparing to scare us out of our boots with their spooky costumes, we've put together a very special video for your entertainment and edification. We have contacted a legitimate
Barry Waldrep, banjo picker, songwriter, and producer from Alabama, looks to be the first out of the gate with a Tony Rice tribute album since we lost the bluegrass icon last December. He has assembled a large cast of artists
Jamgrass heroes Yonder Mountain String Band have announced plans to re-release their second album, Town By Town, in a special 20th Anniversary edition on 180g vinyl. The record features the band's founding lineup of Adam Aijala, Ben Kaufmann, Dave Johnston, and
Tomorrow is the release date for Something Sour, Something Sweet from Grain Thief, a Boston-based group that blurs boundaries between old time and bluegrass music. They have agreed to let our readers have an early listen this afternoon of one
In more exciting Alan Bibey & Grasstowne news... Wedding bells rang out for bandmates Justin Jenkins, who plays banjo with Grasstowne, and their fiddler, Kati Penn last weekend. The two were married on October 24 in a very small, private ceremony
Earlier this month, at the Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival in Farmers Branch, TX, Dan Tyminski was honored with the Bluegrass Star Award from the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation. The award is given annually to an artist whose body of work respects the
Billy Blue Records is releasing a new single and music video tomorrow from Alan Bibey & Grasstowne, and we have it a day early for our readers to enjoy. It's for one of the tracks on their current album, Hitchhiking To
A new music scholarship for young bluegrass artists has been launched in North Carolina in honor of the great guitarist and vocalist, Tony Rice, by Piedmont Folk Legacies and Rockingham County Education Foundation near Tony's long time home in Reidsville, NC.
Trinity River Band, the bluegrass Harris family group from Callahan, FL, has officially called it quits after playing their final show last Friday, October 22, at the Northeast Florida Agriculture Fair near their home base. The entire family had earned their
