Doyle Lawson is the latest bluegrass artist to join Billy Blue Records, the new Nashville label run by Ed Leonard of Daywind Music Group and noted singer/songwriter Jerry Salley. This signing completes the first year of the label's existence, from its
One of the most talented and creative bluegrass musicians ever to emerge from eastern Virginia has left us. Ron Barnes, known to friends as Ronnie, died on June 30 at his home. He was 64 years of age. Ronnie had suffered
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage turned one of their sets this past weekend into a John Starling tribute at the Mount Airy Bluegrass Festival in Warsaw, VA. Starling, a founding member of Seldom Scene and a profound influence on everyone
Rounder Records has released a debut single from their upcoming project with bluegrass preservationists Po' Ramblin' Boys, who endeavor to perform and record the music as it was captured in the earlier days of the 1950s and '60s. These four young
Phil Leadbetter, award-winning bluegrass reso-guitarist and everybody's favorite Uncle Phil, has been hospitalized in Knoxville following some fairly baffling symptoms this week. Doctors have been keeping a close eye on Phil of late as he is in stage 4 kidney
Congratulations to Todd Phillips, bass player with Appalachian Road Show, and his wife Sandra, who are celebrating the birth this month of their second child. James Owen Phillips was born on June 11 at 3:58 a.m. He arrived at 7 lb,
Nashville-based bluegrass singer, songwriter, and bandleader Rebekah Long has announced a break in her summer touring schedule for back surgery. Long tells us that she broke her lower back (pars interarticularis) recently, and will be having fusion surgery on July 19
Everything that Hank, Pattie & The Current do is decidedly and intentionally modern. Though they follow the model of the bluegrass ensemble, as far as the instrumentation is concerned, their music is seasoned for a more contemporary, urban taste with
A pair of prominent bluegrass writers have been nominated for induction into the 2019 class of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Among the 8 announced nominees for this year are Shawn Camp and Jerry Salley. Both are highly visible performers
Compass Records has released a video promo for their upcoming album from Michael Cleveland, set to the audio from the title track and the first single, Tall Fiddler. It is a truly remarkable cut, showing what can happen when you let
