Colorado's Ragged Union is in London, kicking off a two-week tour in the UK that will take them to Liverpool, Leeds, Lancaster, and Whitby. Along the way they'll have shows for the British Bluegrass Music association in Tamworth, and perform US-style bluegrass
Andy Leftwich, fiddler with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder since 2001, has announced that he will be leaving the band at the end of the year. He has literally grown up in the group, starting with Skaggs right out of high
The finalists have been announced for this weekend's Scott Street Five String Finals in Richmond, VA. This invitational event is being held for the second time this year to honor the finest young five string banjoists in the country, and
North Carolina's ClayBank celebrated the release of Playing Hard To Forget, their debut album on Rural Rhythm Records, with a concert at the Harvest House Performing Arts Center in Boone on Tuesday night. The house was packed for the show, and
Valerie Smith has released her latest album with her touring band, Liberty Pike, along with a debut single from the project on Bell Buckle Records. Small Town Heroes is her first new record since The Human Condition in 2014. That last
For more than 25 years, The Rarely Herd has provided quality bluegrass entertainment in the central US from their home base in Ohio. A lot of pickers and singers have been involved over the years in the Rarely Herd family,
The Wilson Pickins Bluegrass Promotions agency in Westminster, SC has announced the signing of Indiana's New Balance to an exclusive publicity and representation services contract. The six-piece group plays a hard-driving style of contemporary bluegrass, with Gospel and vintage country sounds in
The Kentucky School of Bluegrass & Traditional Music at Hazard Community and Technical College, has devised a terrific program to mark the 50th Anniversary of Carter Stanley's final performance on October 21, and offer their students a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience. It
Made you look! Kenny and Amanda sent along this photo of them enjoying a toast at Cracker Barrel in Nashville after appearing on WSM Radio’s Coffee, Country & Cody morning program. They were celebrating the success of their latest album, Unbound, which has
The ETSU Pride Band, made up of select students in the school's Bluegrass, Country & Old Time Music program, have a new single set for a November 1 release. Written by one of the members, it was recorded and will
