Music

Mandolin hero and devoted Bill Monroe conservationist Mike Compton has released a new single from his upcoming album, Rare & Fine - Uncommon Tunes of Bill Monroe, expected in early March. The project is just what the title implies, a collection

Pinecastle Records has a new single this week for Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, one in keeping with the band's habit of lamenting the passing of the old ways in bluegrass music. Lorraine's True Grass album from 2018 set a tone

Noted bluegrass songwriter Milan Miller has a turn as a singer as well this week in a new single from Melton & Miller Music, his label partnership with Buddy Melton of Balsam Range. This one is entitled Talking To Myself, written

Nashville has a new bluegrass label! Skyline Records will focus primarily on the grass, with a secondary interest in country, folk, and Americana music. As their first artist, Skyline has signed Nick Dumas, mandolinist and vocalist who had recently spent four

Despite their youth, Summer & Bray have been familiar faces on the bluegrass scene for more than a decade. Many of us watched siblings Summer and Brayden McMahan grow up in their family band, Mountain Faith, when they were just teenagers.

The DC Bluegrass Union has announced winners of the annual Hazel Dickens Songwriting Contest. The list contains a number of writers well known in bluegrass and Americana circles. First prize and $500 was awarded to John Cloyd Miller for the song

Aidan McGale, a member of the country and bluegrass band, the Knotty Pine String Band, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. He was 66 years old.  McGale grew up a first cousin of the legendary Paul Brady in 'Sweet Omey

Alabama bluegrass singer and songwriter Shannon Slaughter has a new single this week, Common Ground, along with a music video to accompany it. This time the song comes not from Slaughter's pen, but from someone he has gotten to know through

In addition to a clever name, Colorado's Birds of Play also have a unique contemporary stringband sound that blends elements of bluegrass and old time traditions with original compositions. The group, consisting of Alex Paul on guitar and mandolin, Eric Shedd

Mountain Home Music has a new single for Lonesome River Band, which may a first listen to the newly-revised lineup of the band. With banjo man Sammy Shelor still firmly in control, and right hand man Mike Hargrove beside him on