Music

It's quite rare to find artists who excel in multiple style, truly excel. Just as it is uncommon to find a musician who performs at a virtuoso level on multiple instruments. The amount of discipline required to command a single

We have mentioned a number of times the production work Tony Wray is doing for the Pinecastle and Bonfire record labels. These are unique, themed projects that pair bluegrass music with unexpected sources, like his recent albums of familiar lullabies

Rudy Lyle: The Unsung Hero of the Five-String Banjo by Max Wareham paints a vivid picture of the life and musical significance of the early bluegrass banjo giant. The book features exhaustive and largely never-before-published transcriptions and analyses of every

Fresh off a successful stint with the final edition of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, and newly ensconced as a member of Dailey & Vincent, Ben James has been announced as the latest artist to join the family at RBR Entertainment. A

Influential bluegrass mandolinist Dewey Farmer passed away peacefully at a hospice care facility in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday morning, July 12, 2022. He was 79 years old. Dewey Lee Farmer was born on August 6, 1942, in Oconee County, South

Americana artist Lindsay Lou has reached back to her bluegrass roots for a new single, Freedom, written and performed as a duet with Billy Strings. Back in their salad days, she and Billy lived near each other in east Nashville and

Gina Furtado's latest single from Mountain Home Music finds her in a different sort of environment. Setting aside her banjo for this song, I Just Telephone Upstairs, Furtado instead leads her sisters Malia and Lu in a vocal-heavy Gospel arrangement,

Dark Shadow Recording has a second single from Stillhouse Junkies, who took the 2021 IBMA World of Bluegrass by storm with their bluegrass power trio sound. The song is one called Moonrise Over Ridgway, written and sung by bassist Cody Tinnin.

Jaimie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, known professionally as Dailey & Vincent, have signed an exclusive representation agreement with Conway Entertainment Group in Nashville. The agency currently works with The Steeldrivers, Randy Travis, Johnny Rivers, and several other top line acts. The

Bell Buckle Records has a new single for bluegrass Gospel singer and songwriter Daniel Crabtree, the title track from his current album, Closer Than I've Ever Been. Two of his previous compositions have been recorded by Larry Sparks, both making