Turnberry Records has released a music video for their most recent signees, Wood Family Tradition from North Carolina. Never was a band more aptly named. This group exists to preserve the bluegrass legacy they have received from the family patriarch, A.L.
Are you facing the proverbial year end dilemma of having someone of your gift list who has everything? Well, here's something we're sure they don't have - a bluegrass Christmas album from Finland! That's right... Jussi Syren and the Groundbreakers, from
The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville celebrated the 75th anniversary of bluegrass music Saturday, marking the night in December 1945 when Earl Scruggs appeared for his debut on the Opry with Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys, igniting the
Charlie and Lillie Mae Whitaker, March 2013 - photo © Bill Warren Charlie Whitaker, who performed for years with his wife as Lillie Mae & The Dixie Gospelaires, died on November 30. He was 86 years of age. Lillie Mae and Charlie
Here are a pair of new releases that will be of interest to admirers of George Jackson's fiddle album of last year, Time and Place, and to fiddlers in particular. The record has been quite popular among fans of contemporary old
Kristen Leigh Bearfield is a talented young vocalist and mandolinist working with High Road, an all-female Gospel/bluegrass/country act based in Nashville. She attended the bluegrass program at East Tennessee State University, and is noted for her lovely singing voice, wholesome
In the midst of mostly bad news about COVID-19 restrictions, here something positive to report. The Caverns, home of PBS TV program Bluegrass Underground in Pelham, TN, has announced a series of above-ground concerts in spring 2021. Shows underground are still restricted,
Nu-Blu has announced the addition of Andrew Dowling to the band on reso-guitar. The Spartanburg, SC native had been working with Carolina Divide closer to home. Only playing for the past four years, the 20 year old's talent was recognized back
Mountain Home Music Company has a new single releasing tomorrow from Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, and we are delighted to offer a sneak peek to our readers today. Long known as a master of understatement in his original songs,
Did you know that Digger Cleverly, who heads up bluegrass music's #1 comedy act, The Cleverlys, also has a video podcast? Well, he does, and it's just as bitingly funny and unabashedly rural as you might expect. What with live shows
