Pinecastle Records has released a single from one of their more recent signees, The King James Boys from Cowpens, South Carolina. The Boys perform a hybrid style, blending Southern Gospel harmony with contemporary bluegrass instrumentation. Their first Pinecastle project, Time To
Dawn Mac, bluegrass radio host and owner/operator of Bluegrass Planet Radio, has announced a new venture. She has launched Behind The Mic Entertainment, with her first client, Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome. Mac will serve as the band's booking representative, and
Bonfire Recording Company has announced the signing of Indiana bluegrass band Borrowed Tyme to the label. Located in Greenville, SC, Bonfire is owned by Pinecastle Records and is their home studio. A debut album from the band is due from Bonfire
The Huron Valley Eagles Club in Flat Rock, Michigan has hosted many of the great bluegrass acts in its storied history. Bill Monroe, Charley Waller, The Osborne Brothers, The Lonesome River Band, and Rhonda Vincent are just a few. This past
The Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University is hard at work preparing their students for the Sounds of our Heritage Semester Finale Concert. It will be held May 1 on campus at the Morehead Conference Center at 7:00 p.m.,
Pinecastle Records has released a music video for Time To Drive, the first single from Ray Cardwell's upcoming project with them. It's been the #1 song on our Bluegrass Today Grassicana chart this past two weeks. Cardwell wrote this one, and
Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition has been awarded the Jack Spadaro Documentary Award from the Appalachian Studies Association for the best documentary media project of 2017. The two-disc set is an effort by the Great Smoky Mountains Association in support of
Sam Bush at the 2018 Bender Jamboree - photo © Erik Kabik When promoters announced the initial Bender Jamboree in Las Vegas last year, a lot of people wondered how well it would work. The concept was to take over a
The Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, VA has announced the addition of Marianne Kovatch to their staff as Assistant Director. The Center is operated by the National Park Service on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and hosts numerous bluegrass and old
Ever since bluegrass music became a commercial entity in the 1950s, there have been industry people concerned about attracting, and maintaining, the interest of younger fans. No one buys more recorded music than those in the 18-25 demographic, and with
