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The murder ballad has been a part of bluegrass, old time, and folk music in the US since the beginning. Drawing on the British or Celtic heritage of so many of the people of the Appalachian region, many of the

Tomorrow is the release date for the next single from The Barefoot Movement, and they have kindly given us the video to share this afternoon with all our readers. It includes banjo work from Jens Kruger of The Kruger Brothers. So

The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville has announced an anniversary celebration of Del McCoury, and his 20 years as an Opry member, with a special show at the Opry House on November 18. Billed as Grand Del Opry 2, the

Mel Bay has released a new book that will be of interest to all players of old time string music. It's titled Dan Levenson's Master Collection of Old Time Tunes - Over 300 tunes in standard notation for all instruments, written

Kentucky's Hammertowne is set to appear next year in an episode of RV There Yet? on the Discovery channel. The band filmed with the program on October 21 when they performed at Greenbo State Park for an episode celebrating the 100th

If you turn your mind back about ten years, you may recall the emergence of a powerhouse singer and entertainer, EmiSunshine, who exploded onto the acoustic music scene at nine years old. A precocious performer with an onstage personality twice

The Kody Norris Show has released a live, acoustic video performance of their current single, Fiddler's Rock. Recorded at Radio Bristol in Bristol, Virginia at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, the video features the band au naturel, just as it

The IBMA Foundation and the Leadership Bluegrass Alumni association are teaming up to offer a free online presentation November 8 for everyone who functions as a Master of Ceremonies at shows or festivals. Whether you announce the performers at your

The popular weekly radio program, Bluegrass Breakdown, hosted for nearly 25 years in St Louis, MO on KDHX, will no longer be airing new episodes over a dispute with station management. Hosts Walter and Willa Volz pulled their involvement after

Mountain Home Music has a new music video this week for Sister Sadie, giving visual energy to their current single, Willow, written by Ashley McBryde. In the video we see the story of this bluesy song, about leaving a misbegotten relationship,