Music

There's a lesson in the genesis of Prairie Wildfire, a group of young ladies from Buffalo, Wyoming who discovered bluegrass music and have embarked on a performing career over the past six years. And that is the importance of inviting people,

Pinecastle recording artists Nick Chandler & Delivered have welcomed a new banjo player into the group. His name is Zack McCracken, a native of Bristol, TN. Zach is a graduate of the bluegrass music program at East Tennessee State University, and

Bonfire Music has dropped a second single from their upcoming project with Andrew Crawford, The Lonesome Season, set for a November 19 release. Andrew is a relative newcomer to bluegrass music, at least in the profession al sense, though he has

The Band of Kelleys had been making quite a splash on the bluegrass scene this past few years. A family group from Augusta, Georgia which once contained four siblings is now down to three, they have a powerful vocal sound

Boston-based contemporary bluegrass band Mile Twelve has announced some big changes going forward. Founding member, fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hines, and mandolinist David Benedict, have announced their departure from the group. Bronwyn was named 2021 Fiddler of the Year by the IBMA membership

Mountain Fever Records has a new single today for Mississippi's Breaking Grass, the first from their upcoming fourth album with the label. It's one written by guitarist and lead vocalist Cody Farrar called 100 Degrees in the Shade, which if you've

Mike Mitchell photo © Kevin Slick Turnberry Records has announced the signing of bluegrass singer, songwriter, and fiddler Mike Mitchell to the label. A Canadian native, Mitchell now lives in the small town of Floyd, VA, a haven for Appalachian arts in

Jake Abrams, long time banjo player and bluegrass artist in Alabama and Louisiana, died on October 3 from complications of the COVID-19 virus. He was 58 years of age. A native of Tuscaloosa, Jake was living in Lake Charles, LA at

Last Saturday, Terry Baucom's Dukes of Drive introduced their new mandolin player, Will Clark, to the audience at the IBMA Bluegrass Live! Streetfest. Though Will was welcomed into the group in the middle of September, it was his first show

Pinecastle Records has released a new single today for Merle Monroe, another from their current album, Songs of a Simple Life, which has really caught on with their fans. The band is a collaboration between two good friends, bluegrass music veterans