Flatt Lonesome has offered a preview track from their new CD, Runaway Train, for our readers. It's for the song You'll Pay, written by Danny Roberts and Paul Harrigill, currently the #2 track on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart. The number demonstrates the
Prior to last night's gala Dove Awards show produced by the Gospel Music Association in Nashville, the winner of the Bluegrass Song of the Year category was announced as God is There, recorded by Lizzy Long and Rhonda Vincent, and written by
Virginia was a busy place for bluegrass pickers this past weekend. In addition to the Virginia Bluegrass Band Championship in Chesterfield, the first annual Scott Street Five String Finals were held during the Richmond Folk Festival. This new competition is especially for younger banjo
The Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards are scheduled for tonight (10/13) in Nashville at the Lipscomb University Allen Arena. The show is sold out, but is being recorded for broadcast this weekend on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Among the many awards to
If only it was always this easy... Brent Burke, reso-guitar man with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, had spent part of this summer researching vintage Dobros. He's thinking about doing a solo album later this year, and wanted to record a couple
The past weekend at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, the Virginia State Bluegrass Championship Contest was hosted by the Virginia Folk Music Association. Prizes were awarded for bands, vocalists, and instrumentalists alike. Bragging rights for top band go to Josh Grigsby & County
To help celebrate the IBMA Awards domination this year by The Earls of Leicester, the good folks at FreshGrass have posted this live music video of them performing the Flatt & Scruggs classic, Don't Let Your Deal Go Down. The black
Mel Bay Publications has released a book of Irish harp music by Turlough O'Carolan, arranged for banjo and other stringed instruments. 20 O'Carolan Irish Classics was prepared by banjoist Tom Hanway, an American ex-pat now living in Ireland where he performs in
This past weekend, a match made in bluegrass heaven was celebrated during a wedding ceremony for Jesse Marie Gregory and Nick Keen. The two talented young bluegrass artists were married on October 10. Jesse maintains her own band, Jesse Gregory & Faultline, and is a
The amateur bluegrass music scene is a part of our community that rarely sees the spotlight. Amateur pickers and singers work hard to hone their craft, and rejoice in opportunities to perform for other bluegrass lovers. Many have years of playing
