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Young Eb Saunders has been introduced as the new fiddler with The Kevin Prater Band. The son of noted bluegrass fiddle Owen Saunders, who played with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Gillis Brothers, and David Davis & The Warrior River Boys,

Though they have worked most every side of the acoustic, Americana formula, Della Mae is back to their bluegrass roots, at least on their latest single, Family Tree. Fans who came to enjoy their music in recent years may not know

Turnberry Records has announced the signing of traditional bluegrass stalwarts The Po' Ramblin' Boys. For the past 12 years, these Boys have been tearing up the bluegrass scene, based on their hypnotic Stanley-style drive, powerful original material, and soaring harmonies. They

Down The Road Records has announced a March 13 release date for Tony Trischka's Earl Jam 2, a second set of new recordings where contemporary banjo master Trischka offers solos once played by the great Earl Scruggs at jam sessions. lDuring

Seth Mulder & Midnight Run have announced the addition of David Mansfield III on fiddle, thus completing the band's complement for the 2026 season. Mansfield, originally from west Tennessee and now living in Nashville, has worked for some time in town

After four decades as performing and recording artists, Lonesome River Band is still showing the bluegrass world how it's done, especially with their trademark "go to h*ll" songs where an abused lover vents their spleen in the direction of the

Pammy Wallace Davis Lassiter of West End, NC passed away early this morning following a month-long battle with multiple health issues. She was 79 years of age. Known affectionately in music circles as "the Queen," Pammy was a driving force in

Mountain Home Music has released a clever animated video for their new single with Bryan Sutton, The Devil Went Down to Deep Gap. The audio track is a reworked version of Charlie Daniels' mega-hit, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, with

New Zealand fiddle phenom George Jackson has a new album coming soon, Center of the Universe, with a group he assembled for this purpose called Local Trio. But not local to Jackson's home in New Zealand. Now living in Nashville,

Brandon Green has been a fixture in the bluegrass scene for the past few decades in West Virginia, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. While still in college he was performing professionally, and took a faculty position in the ETSU Bluegrass, Old-Time