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Alice Gerrard - photo © Libby Rodenbough Alice Gerrard has spent her entire adult life dedicated to bluegrass and old time music, both within the tradition that came before her, and contributing a raft of new material to that same register.

Caroline Owens' second single, No More Blue Moons in Kentucky, for Nashville’s Skyline Records, drops today. The twice-nominated IBMA Momentum Vocalist is joined on the song by the harmonies of Darin & Brooke Aldridge, who appear courtesy of Billy Blue Records.

Central North Carolina-based Last Hour Bluegrass has released He Guides My Way, their first single on the Morning Glory Music label.   Founded in May 2021, the young bluegrass gospel quartet consists of Caleb Munson on guitar and lead vocals, Bailey

Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of the Edgar Loudermilk Band to a two record deal with the label. For Edgar, who is celebrating 22 years as a professional bluegrass artist this year, it's a return to his former label home,

More than 40 years after their debut on the scene in 1982, Lonesome River Band is still going strong, leading the way into a second generation of punchy, contemporary bluegrass. More evidence of their staying power comes today with a

Chad Day - photo © Laci Mack North Carolina's Deeper Shade of Blue has a new band member, Chad Day, joining the Pinecastle Records artists on banjo. Day replaces Steve Wilson who left to focus on his Wilson Banjo Company. His

Popular Ontario bluegrass artist Marc Roy has died. He passed quite suddenly on July 25 at 39 years of age. No cause of death has been shared by his family. Marc's participation in noted groups like Hard Ryde and Backcountry, plus

Jerry Salley, Dave Adkins, and Ed Leonard at Billy Blue Records Billy Blue Records has announced the signing of powerhouse Kentucky singer and songwriter Dave Adkins to the label. Adkins has also signed on with Billy Blue Publishing as a songwriter. Dave

Virginia traditional bluegrass perennials Big Country Bluegrass have announced the addition of Daniel Martin to the band on banjo. Daniel has been picking the banjo since he was a young teen, sitting with his Earl Scruggs and Don Reno records, figuring

Mountain Home Music has a new single for The Grascals, in which we get our first recorded taste of the recently revitalized group. The band has welcomed founding member Jamie Johnson back following a period of several years while Johnson