Longtime Ohio-based musician/singer/songwriter, Edward "Beanpole" Efaw, 92, passed away on January 17. He had led The Bluegrass Mountaineers for more than four decades before retiring. His son, Larry, shared, "I couldn't ask for a better dad. He loved us all and
Back in the 1990s, one of the most popular young bluegrass acts was a band called New Tradition. Over their roughly ten year tenure, a number of now veteran artists were part of this group as adventurous young players and
The popular band, Sideline, featuring banjo beast, Steve Dilling, and his guitar guru son-in-law, Skip Cherryholmes, have announced that the band will be coming to an end in April. Skip explained, "The decision to wrap things up is founded in wanting
The Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival in Goshen, CT is now accepting entries for their 2023 Songwriters Contest. The competition has been held annually since 2010 as a part of this popular New England festival. A $25 entry fee puts amateur or
Pinecastle Records has a new single today for southern Missouri's Route 3, the title track of their first project with the label, Losing Time. The song was written by Route 3 guitarist and vocalist, Jason Jordan, whose original material has been
The Malpass Brothers, host band of Denton FarmPark’s Mother’s Day weekend music festival (formerly hosted by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver), has added a few new young faces to their crew. Chris Malpass explained, "2023 has brought a few changes to the
The TennesseeBluegrass Band has a new single out today, the second from their debut release with Billy Blue Records. For a band with so many young artists, this group has a great deal of experience for a relatively new act. They
Today David Parmley has announced who will be touring with him in support of his new project with 615 Hideaway Records, So Wha'd I Miss? This answers a big question fans have had since David's return to recording last year, i.e.,
Vivian Williams, fiddler, composer, recording artist, and writer, passed away on January 6, 2023 at the age of 84. She had been suffering with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), aka Lou Gehrig's disease, for a few years. Vivian Tomlinson Williams was
Mandolinist Joe Walsh has just released his latest album of original music, If Not Now, Who?, on Adhyaropa Records, a collection that covers his wide understanding of modern acoustic music. For several years bluegrass fans enjoyed Joe's playing as a member
