Attention vinyl lovers! Our friends at Heady Wax Fiends have projects of interest to bluegrass lovers over the next two months. The Fiends are a subscription record club for vinyl audiophiles who offer limited run, high-quality re-issues of classic albums, with
Author: John Lawless
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Seth Mulder takes us to Scotland with Gilgarry’s Glen
Rebel Records offers another taste from their upcoming project with Seth Mulder & Midnight Run in this latest single, Gilgarry's Glen. It's a tale from rural Scotland written by Canadian fiddler J.P. Cormier, which issues a sigh of regret for the
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Banjo Camp Brasil 2025
We know what you're thinking... how's the bluegrass scene in Brazil during the spring? Well, funny you should ask. Banjo Camp Brasil, which was held for the first time in 2024, was so well received that organizer Wagner Creoruska Jr,
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Come On Sunshine from Williamson Branch
Bluegrass favorites Williamson Branch have a new single with Pinecastle Records, continuing their longtime habit of releasing powerful songs with a strong, positive message. This latest, Come On Sunshine, is an optimistic look at a romance gone wrong, which youngest member
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John Meador joining Vince Gill’s band
John Meador - photo © Laci Mack Now the truth can be shared! John Meador announced his departure from Authentic Unlimited earlier this week, a group where he had been a founding member, in order to accept an offer to perform
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Tim Shelton Syndicate takes a stab at country music
Tim Shelton has always been an artist willing to take risks. From his earlier days singing bluegrass gospel with NewFound Road in the early aughts, through their more secular recordings later in the decade, to his diversion into big band
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Outrun drops for The Steeldrivers
Today The Steeldrivers announce a May 23 release for their next album, their first with the newly-resurrected Sun Records, and drop the title track, Outrun, which perfectly fits the band's penchant for bluesy bluegrass soul music. 2025 marks their 20th anniversary
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Dr Arm announces new Special Banjo Armrest
Slovak banjo player Richard Ciferský and his company, Banjolit, have introduced a new wooden banjo armrest offering superior wrist support with a specially crafted radius for maximum comfort. It's based on the 12-year success of his Dr. Arm armrest, designed initially
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Watertown from Graham Sharp
Graham Sharp, banjo man with the Steep Canyon Rangers, has a new solo single this month, a song called Watertown which he says has been kicking around for a while. It features Sharp on low-tuned banjo, which perfectly fits his
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Maddie Dalton leaving Sister Sadie
Maddie Dalton with Sister Sadie at DelFest - photo © Rob Laughter Maddie Dalton, the talented young bassist with Sister Sadie, has announced that she is leaving the group after two seasons touring with them. In a statement this afternoon she explains










