Ranelle Dietrich at the Artist Entrance to the Grand Ole Opry We've written several times about The Arizona Wildflowers, a young family band in Casa Grande, AZ, made up of the four unusually talented Dietrich siblings. The oldest is Ranelle, who at
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What If You’re Wrong video from Chris Jones
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers have released a performance video for their current single, one which asks the musical question, What If You're Wrong? Before you ask, yes... it deals with the sort of outrageous claims we encounter in modern
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Peter Rowan to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Ireland’s Folk Conference
Your Roots Are Showing - Ireland's Folk Conference has announced that they will be giving their first ever Lifetime Achievement in Music Award to Peter Rowan. Rowan will accept this award for his five decade career in bluegrass, Americana, and folk
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Front Porch of Paradise video from Kristy Cox
Billy Blue Records debuts a new single today from Kristy Cox, written by Marcy Each, Susan Anderegg, and Jerry Salley, about the joys of a rural lifestyle. Titled Front Porch of Paradise, producer and co-writer Salley said that the theme grabbed
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Lonesome Ace Stringband covers Hank Sr with The Log Train
From Toronto, the Lonesome Ace Stringband remembers Hank Williams, perhaps the world's greatest country artist, and indeed its likely creator, in their latest single. The Aces, consisting of John Showman on fiddle and Chris Coole on banjo, have been opening up
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2024 Grand Master Fiddler Championship results
This past weekend, the 53rd running of the Grand Master Fiddler Championship was hosted in Franklin, TN, bringing in fiddlers from all over the US to compete for that most cherished prize of Grand Master. Throughout the day, a number of
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Lillyanne McCool accepts 2024 Steve Gulley Scholarship
The Bluegrass Endeavors Foundation, a philanthropic non-profit organization managed by the members of Crandall Creek, announced this week that Lillyanne McCool of Mountain View, AR is the recipient of the 2024 Steve Gulley Memorial Scholarship. McCool, a student at the
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Video Premiere: Outrun The Rain at The Opry from Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter
Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland on the Opry (8/7/24) - photo © Emma McCoury Back on August 7, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland trekked out to the Grand Ole Opry for the debut live performance of their latest single, Outrun The
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Track Premiere: I Wish I Had One More from Chosen Road
Thoroughbred Records has a new single tomorrow from bluegrass Gospel stalwarts, Chosen Road, and have given the go-ahead for us to share the track with our readers this afternoon. I Wish I Had One More, while not specifically a song of
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Kruger Brothers make their Grand Ole Opry debut
The Kruger Brothers doing soundcheck at the Opry - photo © Margaret Willows Two weeks ago today, August 6, was a red letter day for The Kruger Brothers. Siblings Jens on banjo, and Uwe on guitar, along with longtime bassist Joel










