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Jesse Smathers, the irrepressibly talented guitarist and vocalist with Lonesome River Band, is back with a new single, his spirited take on an old time classic, What'll I Do With the Baby-O, which releases this Friday. In what is becoming something

From Kentucky comes Kenny Stinson & Perfect Tym'n, with a new single featuring their guitarist, Daniel Norton, titled Another Train. Stinson has enjoyed a long career in music, starting out singing bluegrass gospel with his family group, who recorded ten albums

Mountain Home Music has released a new single for sterling bluegrass multi-instrumentalist Andy Leftwich, taken from some new recordings he made late in 2023. From the time he joined Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder in 2001, through his various successful solo

Jake Goforth photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Good things are happening for Edgar Loudermilk in 2024. Just after receiving the Bass Player of the Year Award at SPBGMA, he announced that he is adding a new guitarist to his band in

Wood Box Heroes is a relatively new group, birthed from the increasingly common "experienced sidemen get together and start a band" phenomenon. But this bunch did it in the sidemaniest possible way... they were all hired to go out on

Gangstagrass is certainly among the most engaging and provocative acts in and around bluegrass music. For those who've never seen them, the concept is to mix the beats and delivery of hip hop with the rhythms and instruments of bluegrass.

Tomorrow is the official release date for a new single from Alabama bluegrass singer/songwriter Shannon Slaughter, the first from his next album, one called The Lonesome Blues. Originally from Florida, Shannon lived for a time in Virginia while attending college, during

Veteran North Carolina bluegrasser, Lester Deaton, has formed a new group, The Dusty River Band. Deaton says of his new band, "Our music genre is primarily bluegrass with a little country and gospel sprinkled in. We have five seasoned musicians with

Western North Carolina's Appalachian Smoke has a debut single this month, Good at Gone, the first since their recent deal with Mountain Fever Records, a contract that resulted from the strength of their independently produced Colder Side of Love project

Larry Stephenson has announced a new bass player for his band, Norbert McGettigan, who makes his home in Asheville, NC. The 27 year old musician is a native of Moorestown, NJ, and says that he has had Larry's music in his