Black Mountain Picks has introduced a thumbpick designed to function as a flatpick as well for guitarists who like to alternate between finger style and flatpick playing. Unlike many other thumbpick/flatpick hybrids currently on the market, the Black Mountain Thumbpick uses
West Virginia's Crandall Creek is back with another single and music video, again featuring the lead vocals of their talented bass player, Lili Gadd. It's one written by Gadd, along with guitarist Jerry Andrews and singer Kathy Wigman Lesnock, called This
Carl Ray is the most recent musical artist to discover the beauty of bluegrass, coming to love and appreciate it after many years singing R&B. Though his debut bluegrass Gospel project has just been recently released, Carl has been singing at
Two regular stops on the east coast traditional music scene have announced plans to go digital for their 2020 events. The Deer Creek Fiddlers Convention and Common Ground On The Hill's Traditions Weeks will both be held online this year. Noting the
If you've been following news about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on small businesses, you will have heard that livestock ranchers and dairy farmers are experiencing some major problems. These small, often family-run, operations had been geared up to produce pork,
Pinecastle Records has released a first single for Robert Hale, from his upcoming album of bluegrass covers, Blue Haze, expected later this year. Like so many bluegrass artists, Robert started playing with his family, his dad Clayton's band in West Virginia
We've seen a number of social distancing videos from our favorite bluegrass artists during the shut down, but here's an interesting twist. Billy Troy & 40 Horse Mule have created a music video, with each member filming from their separate
Here's another sign that we are coming to the end of the COVID-19 restrictions under which we have all been struggling this past few months. Tonight marks the final edition of the Whiskey Sour Happy Hour, which Bluegrass Today is delighted
Recording King has devised an interesting way to announce their newest series of vintage-style guitars, the Dirty 30s Deluxe. These value-priced instruments offer the look, feel, and sound of prized instruments from the 1930s at a fraction of the vintage
If you know one thing about Alex Leach, it's likely to be that he likes his music the old time way. From when he launched his radio career at WDVX as a teenager, to the years he spent playing banjo
