Bluegrass Gospel stalwarts The King James Boys have been signed as the inaugural artists with the newly-founded Morning Glory Music. The label is the specialized Gospel imprint for the Mountain Fever Records Group, based in Riner, VA. The Boys have been
West Virginia's Bluegrass Outlaws have announced a new lineup for the 2019 season. The hard-driving, contemporary bluegrass group is still focused around the talents of husband-and-wife band leaders Chris Monk and Becky Webb Monk, with a new supporting cast in
Scott Slay is a bluegrass musician located in Denver, CO who has a new, self-titled album with his group, The Rail. He is an experienced multi-instrumentalist who pulled down 2nd place in both the mandolin and the guitar competitions at
The IBMA Foundation has asked us to remind everyone that the deadline to apply for the Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholarship Award for developing academic scholars in June 28, 2019. Formerly known as the IBMA Academic Prize, this award is given annually to
Regular readers will recall a tragic story last year about a young banjo player, Martin Acevedo, lost in a boating accident near his home in South Carolina. Only 26 years old at the time, Martin had been a founding member
Organic Records has released a music video for Looking Out for You and Me, their current single from Zoe & Cloyd. Attentive readers may recall that we premiered this track last month when it was first released, mentioning that the song,
Jacob Wright is now the full time banjo player with Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers. The Blacksburg, VA native started out filling in on banjo with Larry last year, but is now working with him on a regular basis. Prior
Oklahoma's Steelwind has released a new music video today for My Baby's Gone, the debut single from the band's upcoming third album. It's a song written by fiddler Blake Parks and guitarist Michael Henneberry, telling the age-old tale of a failed
The Saltworks Appalachian Homecoming has been taking place in Manchester, KY each year since 2014. Like many community events of its type, this one was envisioned as an opportunity to invite residents and visitors to Clay County for a weekend
Rue Farms Rustic Potato Chips have been big supporters of bluegrass music for several years now. The small, family-owned business in Springfield, OH makes home-style snacks using only the finest natural ingredients, cooked in small batch kettles in non-GMO oil
