Here's a new gospel song written and sung by bluegrass veteran Edgar Loudermilk, recorded with his crack band for Pinecastle Records. Edgar has quite a remarkable bluegrass resume, having worked for some of the biggest names in the business, including Rhonda
Gibson has announced the imminent release of a pair of new mandolins, surely of interest to bluegrass musicians. The Sierra Hull F-5 Master Model mandolin and a Sierra Hull F-5G are set to begin shipping on October 7. Sierra is clearly
Banjolit, the innovative Czech company manufacturing accessories for bluegrass and acoustic musicians, has introduced a pair of new arm rest designs for banjo and mandolin as they celebrate their 10th anniversary this month. Their Dr. Arm arm rest for banjo was
Another bluegrass classic by Bobby Osborne and C.J. Lewandowski, recorded shortly before Bobby passed away in 2023 - a perfect slice of bluegrass history. A new single is available from Turnberry Records' upcoming Bobby Osborne and C.J. Lewandowski album, Keep On
The cancellation of two popular Georgia bluegrass festivals has served as the impetus for the first annual RamblerFest, to be hosted by The Dixie Ramblers over Labor Day weekend at The Outpost in Waco, GA. Both the Armuchee Bluegrass Festival and the
Any time I hear complaints from bluegrass traditionalists about the direction the music is taking, I remind them that Larry Sparks is still recording new music. And what a fortunate time in which we live to be able to say
Sound Biscuit Productions has announced the signing of Kentucky group Belles of Blue, based on the playing and singing of sisters Nancy Decker and Dollie Slayton. Growing up in Missouri's Ozark region, the sisters found a love for traditional music as
What do you get when you combine good friends, hard-driving bluegrass, and fine Kentucky whiskey? That may be something of a loaded question, as a visit to most any bluegrass festival in the Commonwealth could attest, but one answer is the
While Finland's Jussi Syren is preparing a trip to Chattanooga, TN to appear as an official Bluegrass Ramble artist at the World of Bluegrass conference in September, he has a new single with his band, The Groundbreakers. Syren has become the
The Gallagher Guitar Co. may have done something quite radical with their new line of Shelby guitars: a solid-wood, hand-made, built-in-America acoustic guitar selling for under $3,000. To create these new models, the Gallagher team have reached back to a pair
