Music

Singer and songwriter Kathy Stommel has released a lovely bluegrass gospel number, Where the Good News Rings Out, on Bell Buckle Records. A lovely 3/4 time song of praise, it is highlighted by Kathy's clear vocal delivery and a strong

Ever since the original animated television special The Grinch Who Stole Christmas first aired in 1966, its featured song, You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch, has been a holiday staple. On the off chance you are old enough to read

With the holiday season in full swing, it’s the time of year when Christmas songs start to fill our playlists from morning til night. While I'm always up for hearing a rousing version of Christmas Times A-Comin', it's also nice to

Ever wonder how they play bluegrass in New York City? Well three strong young pickers in Brooklyn who go by Down North can show you how they do it with a debut single that covers the old time number, I Wish

These remembrances of French banjo maestro Philippe Bourgeois are a contribution from Gilles Rézard, Thierry Loyer, and Christian Séguret. They were written in French, and translated into English by Angelika Hernmarck. On July 14, 2025, we lost one of the greatest

Jesse Smathers, he of Lonesome River Band fame, has released a new single with Mountain Home Music, a mournful number from the prior century called Dark Clouds. Let's have him tell us all about it. "Dark Clouds is a beautiful, thought-provoking ballad

From Soundbiscuit Records comes The Lamb, The Lion, and The King, a new gospel bluegrass single from New River Bluegrass. The song was written by Gerald Crabb and had been recorded previously by The Crabb Family and Bill & Gloria Gaither.

Chris Davis has announced the addition of Mason Crone playing banjo with his new band. Davis is launching a full time solo career in the wake of Joe Mullins' retirement from active touring. Chris had been playing mandolin with Joe

Laurie Lewis, long-time doyenne of the west coast bluegrass scene, has a new album on the way with her touring band, The Right Hands. O California is set for release early next year, with a mix of Lewis' originals and

Here's a Christmas entry for Rrinaco, the side project with the weird name which is actually the music of Corrina Rose Logston Stephens that doesn't fit the traditional bluegrass vibe of High Fidelity, her primary performance vehicle. Her offering for 2025