Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of traditional bluegrass hero, Danny Paisley, to the label. Danny and his road band, The Southern Grass, maintain a family history in bluegrass that goes back to Paisley's father, Bob. After touring for a time
Sally Lea, formerly performing as Sally Berry and Sally Vincent, has announced her departure from Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. For the past several years she has played guitar and provided harmony vocals with her mother's band. On the strength of
Chicago may not be anyone's idea of a big bluegrass town, but like any large US city (Chicago in 2019 has roughly 2.7 million people), there will be a good number of folks playing and learning to play the music,
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the hiring of Ethan Charles to serve as Operations Specialist on their full time staff. A recent graduate of Belmont University with a B.B.A. in International Music Business/Entrepreneurship, Ethan may be familiar
Here's another new single from Mountain Home Music. It's the latest from Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, the fifth single from his current album, The Choosing Road. This time we have one Chris wrote with his former bass player, Jon
Back in the '90s, one of the busiest young bands in bluegrass was New Tradition, working as many as 200 shows each year. They debuted at SPBGMA in 1988, where they won the band competition, and signed a contract with
Mountain Home Music Company has produced a new music video from Sideline, for their latest single, Return To Windy Mountain. The song comes courtesy of Delnora Lynn Reed and Carl Jackson, and tells of a young man who moves from his
On October 12, Evan Murphy, guitarist and vocalist with Mile Twelve, was wed to Caitlin Berger at Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Los Gatos, California, her hometown church. The couple met while attending Boston College. Evan tells us that while Caitlin
Turnberry Records and Management has announced the signing of eastern Kentucky's Turning Ground for management services. The band records bluegrass and Gospel for Bonfire Music Group. Keith Barnacastle, Turnberry's president, has nothing but praise for his new signees, and their lead
Bluegrass in the Schools has been a priority for some years now for the International Bluegrass Music Association, and the IBMA Foundation, both of whom have developed and supported programs for teachers who want to introduce the music to their
