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Dark Shadow Recording has released a pair of new singles today for bluegrass songwriter Rick Lang, both from his upcoming album, A Tale To Tell. Lang has built a successful career, not so much by shopping his songs to various artists

Pinecastle Records has released a new single from their upcoming instrumental bluegrass album, Bluegrass 2022. Following in a long tradition begun in 1995, banjo master Scott Vestal has recorded stellar projects for the label in many of these years, each similarly

Applications are now being accepted to attend the 2022 Blue Ridge Banjo Camp, founded and curated by Béla Fleck. This year's camp will be held August 17-21 in Brevard, NC. Fleck will be teaching during the camp, alongside his hand-picked faculty

Photos of Al Jesperson by Craig Evans Alan Jesperson, popular Minnesota bluegrass performer, died suddenly at his in Minneapolis home on December 30. He was 74 years of age. Known as Al to his friends, Jesperson was raised in nearby Minnetonka. He

Not a lot of bluegrass fans will recognize the name, Marcel Ardans, but if you are a flatpicker or someone learning to play bluegrass guitar, you may be familiar with his popular web site, Lessons With Marcel. There he offers

Kevin Prater has announced a new member of his touring band. Jacob Northern has joined the band on bass, and will assist Prater in pursuing the group's mission of recording and performing straight ahead traditional bluegrass. 19 year old Jacob hails

The members of Hawktail are offering a scholarship discount to attend their camp this weekend for professional musicians and students 18 and under. The two day camp will be conducted online January 8-9, with instruction provided by the members of Hawktail.

Jack Dunlap and Robert Mabe are veterans of the bluegrass scene in the northern Virginia/Washington, DC region of long standing. Serving as both sidemen and bandleaders over the years, these two have been working together since 2019, and have now

If you know Steve Dilling, banjoist with Sideline, then chances are you know his devoted parents, Don and Linda Dilling of Garner, NC. They have been his biggest fans, strongest supporters, and beloved family and were ever present at festivals,

The IBMA Foundation is starting the year with some wonderful news. Their Rick Lang Music Songwriter Scholarship has been permanently funded, thanks to a generous $50,000 grant from Rick and Wendy Lang. Rick and Wendy operate Highland Hardwoods in Brentwood, NH,