Turnberry Records and Management has announced the signing of rising Virginia group, Starlett and Big John, to a two record deal. The folks behind that catchy band name are bassist and vocalist Starlett Austin, and guitarist John Talley, both veterans of
Author: John Lawless
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Bryan Russell returns to Hammertowne
Hammertowne has announced a happy reunion within the band. Bassist Bryan Russell, who played with them for five years until he developed issues with his left arm and hand in 2019, is returning to the group. Dave Carroll, who heads up
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Traditional Bluegrass Guitar Improvising Video Course
Following on the success of their 12-week class on guitar improvisation last year, Chris Henry and David McLaughlin have remade the Zoom videos into a downloadable course that covers the depth and breadth of bluegrass guitar. Calling it their Traditional Bluegrass
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David Naiditch Plays Bluegrass and Swing Instrumentals… on harmonica
If you enjoy playing at the late night jams at summer festivals, you know the sinking feeling that comes over you when someone approaches the circle with a great big bag of harmonicas. If not a guaranteed jam buster, it
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Track Premiere: Back On The Crooked Road from Unspoken Tradition
Today we have a sneak peak at the next single from Mountain Home Music for Unspoken Tradition. Back On The Crooked Road is set for release on Friday, February 5, and our readers get a first listen two days early. The
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The Great Divide from Luke Combs and Billy Strings
Bluegrass music may not be cool enough for country radio - or big Nashville labels - but it clearly is appealing to country artists, especially those of the edgier variety. The past few years have seen bluegrass projects from a
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2021 Podunk Songwriters Contest submissions open
The Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival, held each summer in Connecticut for the past 25 years - except for 2020, when pandemic restrictions made that impossible - is all set to go forward with their 2021 event. It is wonderful news
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Golden Rule from Alex Leach Band
Mountain Home Music is celebrating the upcoming release of their first album for The Alex Leach Band with a new single from the record. That project, I'm The Happiest When I'm Moving, again produced by Americana legend Jim Lauderdale, is set for
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Bluegrass Country to broadcast live shows from Lucketts
Bluegrass Country has announced that they will begin airing a series of live concerts recorded at The Old Schoolhouse in Lucketts, VA as part of their free, 24/7 music stream online. For years, bluegrass artists have performed in Lucketts at the
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Andy Leftwich to Mountain Home Music
Mountain Home Music Company has announced the signing of Andy Leftwich to the label. Leftwich, former longtime fiddler with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, left the band in 2016 to spend more time at home, and take advantage of opportunities










