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Concurrent with the release of a new Gospel album from Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, I Can Go To Them, Pinecastle Records has also released a second single, Lessons Of The Book. Jordan has earned the moniker, Lady of Tradition, for

Bluegrass songwriter, Billy Smith, has formed a new band, the Tennessee Plow Cleaners. The Nashville-based ensemble consists of David Talbot on banjo, Shad Cobb on fiddle, Smith on guitar, and his wife, Marilyn, on upright bass. Ironically, none of the

One of the Blue Grass Boys of the mid-1970s, Bill Holden, passed away suddenly in Knoxville, Tennessee on November 15, 2021 at the age of 71.  William O'Neal 'Bill' Holden was born on July 25, 1950 in Fort Worth, Texas, and

Christmastime 2021 is really hitting its stride this week. TV networks other than Hallmark are showing Christmas movies, and the stores are putting up their Christmas displays. Here at Bluegrass Today, we will be sharing a bunch of new Christmas songs

Jason Moore with Sideline at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photos by Frank Baker The bluegrass world is running short of positive adjectives following Sunday’s unexpected death of Jason Moore, the 47-year-old bass player for Sideline. "Great. "Amazing." "Superb." They and dozens

The Del McCoury Band has released a second single from their upcoming Almost Proud album, expected to release in February of 2022. It's a song that honors one of Del's favorite artists, Jerry Lee Lewis, on a new number arranged to

"I'm not lucky... I'm blessed," Nick Chandler stated firmly regarding his personal battle with COVID-19 this fall. The western North Carolina mandolinist and singer was stricken with the deadly virus in October, and spent three weeks in the hospital. "Right after IBMA, my

Mountain Home Music's new single for Chris Jones & The Night Drivers includes two familiar Christmas favorites, performed in an understated acoustic/bluegrass style. The two songs are Rise Up Shepherd and Follow, and In The Bleak Midwinter, one each from the

Stillhouse Junkies photo © Renee Cornue Studio Whenever a Bluegrass Ramble showcase artist sets the World of Bluegrass convention on its ear, you can generally expect to see them rewarded with a label deal as a result. Sometimes it happens during

Songs From The Road Band have released a new single, You Left Your Lonely, another written by their bassist, Charles R Humphrey III, who has become one of the bluegrass world's more prolific songsmiths. These guys have a very interesting backstory