Fast rising bluegrass vocalist Caroline Owens has another new single to share from her upcoming project with Skyline Records, this time a new gospel number called Build Me An Ark. Written by noted bluegrass photographer Laci Mack, the song retells the
Toronto's Slocan Ramblers had a big night in Nashville last fall when they were invited to make their debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry. The got the full treatment, with their own reserved parking sign, and a big buildup
Here's a new outfit with an adventurous approach to modern acoustic string music, clearly informed by bluegrass. The quartet calls themselves EZRA, and consists of Jacob Jolliff on mandolin, Jesse Jones on guitar, Max Allard on banjo, and Craig Butterfield on
If you recognize the folks in the photo above as Junior Sisk's band, you aren't far wrong. Noticing Junior's obvious absence, one might be tempted to say... "hey, what's up with that?" Well, this is Red Camel Collective, a new outfit
Central North Carolina's, Drive Time, has released a new single, Time, an original composition penned by Samantha Coe, wife of guitarist Bailey Coe. Recorded at the East Tennessee State University bluegrass program's studio, Troy Boone (Amanda Cook Band) and Sage
Al Jones, perhaps best remembered for his work with Frank Necessary, passed away at his home in Whitetop, Virginia (Grayson County), on March 3, 2024. Aged 92, he had been in declining health for the past few years, and was
Bluegrass super picker and bandleader Clay Hess has a new single to share this week, his cut of the Merle Travis classic, Sixteen Tons. This hard core coal mining song was first recored by Travis in 1946, though it was Tennessee
Volume Five has a new single on tap this week, a grassed up remake of a 1977 hit from British rocker Dave Mason. It's their version of We Just Disagree, written by Jim Krueger, who sang harmony on the original cut,
Banjo pickin' pastor Steve Bruce is back with another single, this time the title track of his current album, What I Know Now. Bruce, pastor at Faith Way Assembly Of God in LaFollette, TN, has produced a full album of original
Troy Strangle - photo by Chuck Neel Banjo player and resonator guitarist Troy Stangle has passed away at age 58 after a two-year battle with cancer. Troy was a longtime member of All4Hym and Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band in Maryland. He assisted
