• Mary, Did You Know from Ashley Lewis

    Independent bluegrass artist Ashley Lewis has a new single for Christmas this year, her version of the contemporary favorite, Mary, Did You Know. The song, which had its origins in the Gaither Vocal Band, was written by Mark Lowry and Buddy

  • Peter Cooper passes

    Writer, singer, songwriter, and popular Nashville personality Peter Cooper has died following a serious head injury sustained over the weekend. He was 52 years of age. For years Cooper wrote about music for Nashville's paper, The Tennessean, and moved to the

  • Christmas in Virginia from Ashby Frank

    Mountain Home Music has a new single for bluegrass singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ashby Frank, a reworking of Clinton Gregory's Christmas in Virginia. Gregory wrote this song with Ray Pennington and Jack Robertson, and released it back in 1993. Frank says this

  • I Remember The Blues from Cedar Hill

    Since the 1960s, mandolinist Frank Ray has led Cedar Hill, a band dedicated to the traditional bluegrass sound, from the Ozark region of Missouri and Arkansas. The band has endured a couple periods of inactivity, but is back again with

  • The Perfect Gift – Becky Buller

    As Christmas approaches, it’s a good time to ponder what makes the perfect gift. One thing is certain: As my expiration date draws ever closer, I have a much different definition than I did as a kid. Back then, it was

  • IBMA Foundation releases Stagecraft 101 videos

    The IBMA Foundation, the charitable and educational arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has produced four instructional videos with Stephen Ide for the betterment of the wider professional bluegrass community, called Stagecraft 101. These videos were filmed during the 2022