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Stewartstown, PA native Dean Phillips has been announced as the new banjo player with Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass. The 27 year old banjo instructor at The Guitar Spot USA (in Red Lion) has rapidly been making a name for

Bluegrass has lost another of its fold. Western North Carolina multi-instrumentalist, Jeff Davis, of Marion, passed away suddenly this weekend at 52. His biggest gig was playing mandolin for Charlie Waller in the Country Gentlemen, but Davis grew up performing

Pinecastle Records has released another single from their instrumental tour de force project, Bluegrass 2022, headed up by banjo wizard Scott Vestal. Scott has turned out these records from his studio, Digital Underground, for years, assisted by fellow Nashville super

In what is certain to be the final personnel change of 2022, Nothin' Fancy has announced the addition of Curt Gausman to the band on guitar. Gausman is a returning bluegrass veteran, living in Charlottesville, VA, who had performed with a

Ian Tyson photo © Peter Scoular (used by permission) Celebrated Canadian folk singer and songwriter Ian Tyson has died today at 89 years of age. Though his career was focused on folk music, a number of Tyson's songs have been memorably recorded

The DC Bluegrass Union Hazel Dickens Song Contest celebrates the life and muse of one of bluegrass music's most beloved songwriters.  Each year since 2014, the DC Bluegrass Union (DCBU) has extended invitations to songwriters in recognition of the enduring influence

Folks in southeastern Pennsylvania know Shane McGeehan as bass player and vocalist with regional grassers Serene Green. But with a new solo project on Patuxent Records, Your Love For Me Is Gold, a lot more people will get to know

Morning Glory Music, a division of Mountain Fever Music Group, has announced the signing of bluegrass gospel favorites The Chigger Hill Boys & Terri. "But wait," you may be saying, "I follow bluegrass closely, and I'm not familiar with this group?

North Carolina bluegrass singer Caroline Owens has been turning heads this past few years at festivals in her home state since launching a performing career with her group, The Caroline Band. Ernie Evans with Evans Media Source heard her sing

Mountain Fever Records has released a new single for Volume Five, the third from their upcoming album, Karma, set to release next week. It's a song called It's Gonna Get Better, written by two of the most celebrated songwriters in bluegrass,