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South Carolina's Retro 78 is starting the new year with a new single, another written by their lead singer, Clint Groves. It's one called Your Love, a song about a lasting romance which the band describes as follows. "This song reflects the

Meredith Moon, a Canadian singer/songwriter who leans towards old time music, has released a music video meant to get us all thinking thoughts of spring and summer as we endure the dreary days of the new year. It's a collaboration

Maxton Byrd, most recent organizer of the Seagrove Fiddlers' Convention, passed away on December 30. The Asheboro, NC resident was 88 years old. Byrd first began his association with the Seagrove Fiddlers' Convention as an attendee. Later, when an MC was

If someone told you they had heard a first rate bluegrass saxophonist, you would be excused for staring dumbfounded at the person who told you so. It seems almost ridiculous on its face, as the repertoire associated with woodwinds doesn't intersect

For their latest single from talented young bluegrass singer/songwriter Mason Via, Mountain Fever Records has chosen Running With You, another from his self-titled project with the label. It's a story of young love, one that forms between two people before they

Jackson Hollow at The Station Inn - photo © Marsha Channell Thanks to Mike Higgins with Bluegrass Canada, the magazine of the Bluegrass Music Association of Canada, for sharing this look at what a big year Jackson Hollow has had in 2025. Jackson

The latest single from Americana hero Jim Lauderdale is a bluegrass weeper, Little Bitty Diamonds, which he wrote with Odie Blackmon, and recorded with The Po' Ramblin' Boys. The song's title refers to teardrops falling down the face of your beloved,

The New England bluegrass community is in mourning following the unexpected death of banjo player Gabe Hirshfeld on Saturday evening. Gabe has faced a series of health struggles throughout his life, but was on the mend following a kidney transplant

Nashville singer/songwriter Laura Leigh Jones has an upcoming album of her original bluegrass music on Oh Boy Records, and she has shared one of the tracks as a single. It's one she wrote with Ronnie Bowman called Undertaker, far from a

Chris 'Twitch' Bradford - image courtesy of Rudy Fest Chris Bradford of Ashland, KY, died on December 20 at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland after an extended illness. He had long been known as 'Twitch' to his friends and family. Never