Music

This lovely memorial to long time bluegrass entertainer Smokey Greene is a contribution from Eric Gibson of The Gibson Brothers. Smokey Greene passed away on October 19th at 93, a ripe old age by any standard, but for those of us

Olivia Jo with Milton Harkey, Lora Molen, and Lewell Molen with ATS Records Fast-rising young Virginia bluegrass vocalist, Olivia Jo, has signed with ATS Records, a brand new label based in Knoxville, TN. ATS was launched by Lewell and Lora Molen, who

Bluegrass artists are really leaning on Rod Stewart of late. First Daniel Grindstaff has a big hit with Forever Young, and here comes The Seldom Scene with a grassed up take on Reason to Believe. Of course, recording bluegrass versions of

James "Buddy" McNeill, 88, upright bass player, passed away on October 22. The Seagrove, NC native had performed in numerous area bluegrass bands over the past 40 years (1980-2020). Many musicians start playing an instrument in their youth, but Buddy didn't take

Mel Bay has released a new book that will be of interest to all players of old time string music. It's titled Dan Levenson's Master Collection of Old Time Tunes - Over 300 tunes in standard notation for all instruments, written

Mountain Home Music has a new single today for Carley Arrowood, Moondancer, a story she's written about a Cherokee girl and a stunning white horse that becomes her fascination. The narrative of the song takes place in Arrowood's native western North

The midwestern bluegrass community has been stunned and deeply saddened by the tragic death of talented young banjo player Mason Ruble, who died on October 21 in a tragic automobile accident. Mason was 20 years of age, and passed just

Pinecastle Records has a new single for The Goodwin Brothers, another sample of the harmony-fueled, countrified bluegrass from their debut project with the label, If You Hadn't Noticed. The native Kentuckians, two actual brothers and a childhood friend, are in a

Pinecastle Records has released a new single from perennial songstress Dale Ann Bradley, one of the most consistently excellent artists bluegrass has ever produced. It's her duet with Dave Adkins on the Tom Petty classic, Stop Draggin' My Heart Around. This

If you turn your mind back about ten years, you may recall the emergence of a powerhouse singer and entertainer, EmiSunshine, who exploded onto the acoustic music scene at nine years old. A precocious performer with an onstage personality twice