Music

When looking at this photo of the Indigo Roots Band, some may say, "hey... that's the Paper Dolls band," while others will think, "that looks like the Band of Kelleys." And you'd all be right. Indigo Roots Band is the new

Shelton & Williams sign with Rebekah Speer (Turnberry Records) Turnberry Records has announced the signing of Shelton & Williams to the label, a bluegrass vocal dynamo that combines three powerful singers in a single group. Forming the bulk of this trio are

Fiddle sensation Bronwyn Keith-Hynes takes another step in her new push to be recognized as a vocalist as well with the second single from her upcoming solo project, Will You Ever Be Mine. As a teen Bronwyn lit up fiddle competitions

Newly-converted grasser Billy Gilman, who saw tremendous success as a country artist as a youngster, has a new single today with Pinecastle Records, a song he wrote about the icons of our music called That's Bluegrass To Me. And to sing

Mandolinist and singer/songwriter Thomas Cassell has a new single on offer this week, the first from his next project with Mountain Fever Records set to release this fall. Thomas is a recent graduate of the Bluegrass, Old Time & Roots Music

Bluegrass mandolinist and songwriter Eddie Lightner has released a single from his upcoming album, The Notes of Life. It's one he wrote about the DelFest experience called What Took You So Long? Eddie tells us that DelFest, and the DelFest Academy

Mandolinist Harold Killian, 95, of Catawba, NC, passed away on January 12, 2024. Along with his brother, Tommy Killian, they formed the group The Catawba River Boys and performed together for many years. Harold always greatly enjoyed playing and singing

Billy Blue Records has a new single to start off the year for Kristy Cox, the title track from her upcoming album with the label, Let It Burn. It's a real barnburner of a track, written by her long-time producer Jerry

Banjo master Tony Trischka is marking the 100th anniversary year of Earl Scruggs' birth with a new album in his honor. Entitled Earl Jam: A Tribute To Earl Scruggs, and expected later this spring from the new Down The Road

Oxford, Kansas native Jacob Metz has been named as the new reso-guitarist with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. A 2021 graduate of the Bluegrass, Old Time and Roots Music program at ETSU, Jacob had until recently been playing both banjo and