Author: Sandy Hatley

Appalachian Road Show is hard at work in the studio, creating brand new music for Billy Blue Records. Barry Abernathy, ARS banjoist, shared, "This is just a few seconds of live recording for our new upcoming project. We have been in

Rising bluegrass star Caroline Owens has signed with Nashville-based Billy Blue Publishing.   The twenty-something artist has already made her mark in the bluegrass world with her standout vocal, instrumental, and songwriting abilities. She has appeared with many of today's bluegrass

Established in 1921, the Highfalls Fiddlers' Convention, held in North Moore High School’s auditorium in Robbins, NC, returns this Saturday, April 6. Following the local talent contest's three-year pause due to the global pandemic, Highfalls School decided to no longer

Bluegrass music continues to expand its audience in new ways as the genre grows in popularity. The music television show, Bluegrass Ridge, announced the addition of two new networks to its growing list of syndication. AIM Country and DBTV have

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this season, the Big Lick Bluegrass Festival, one of the very first annual outdoor festivals in North Carolina, has announced some major changes for 2024. The festival park has many new upgrades including a permanent bathhouse,

New Primitive at Bluegrass First Class - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock New Primitive, a seven piece ensemble from North and South Carolina, has released their second single. It's a new preservative on an old song, Rock Salt & Nails, giving

It is extremely rare for a record company to release two albums by the same artist simultaneously, but that is precisely what Billy Blue Records has done with Authentic Unlimited's two new projects, and for the second time! Today we

David Pugh of Kentucky, host of Mountain Bluegrass, a four-hour live streaming radio show that broadcast on Sunday nights, has moved to a new night and a new station. Pugh explained... "As you know, I hosted my radio show, Mountain Bluegrass,

Mike Hartgrove, fiddler with the Lonesome River Band, is proud of his latest instrument acquisition.  "I have some really exciting news! I bought Terry Baucom’s fiddle! The fiddle that he played with Charlie Moore, and also with the original Doyle Lawson

Maxton Byrd, recipient of the 2024 Alan Perdue Award at the Seagrove Fiddlers'Convention with the Perdue family - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock The 69th Annual Seagrove Fiddlers’ Convention returned Saturday night to the small pottery town in central North Carolina.