• Jim Hurst to Pinecastle Records

    Pinecastle Records has announced the re-signing of noted bluegrass and Americana guitarist/vocalist Jim Hurst for his next solo project. At the same time, the label is re-releasing Jim's 2001 record, Second Son, which featured an all-star cast of bluegrass pickers and

  • Dallas drops for The Gospel Plowboys

    Morning Glory Music has a new single this week for The Gospel Plowboys, the first from their upcoming album with the label. The Plowboys have become a familiar sight at churches and festivals throughout the southeastern US, with their trademark bibs

  • Best of Her – new single from Corey Zink

    After having made the difficult decision to move himself and his family from New England to east Tennessee where better opportunities exist in the bluegrass industry, Corey Zink is releasing the first music he has created with Dave Maggard and

  • Track Premiere: Sixteen Tons from Backline

    Mountain Fever Records has a new single dropping tomorrow for South Carolina's Backline, a grassed up version of the old Tennessee Ernie Ford hit, Sixteen Tons. Written by Merle Travis in 1947, it has the distinction of being among the

  • Up All Night drops for The Grascals

    Today marks the official release of the latest album from The Grascals, Up All Night, on Mountain Home Music. And we are happy to share the title track with our readers. Chris Davis, Grascals' guitarist and lead singer on this number,

  • Bob Everhart passes

    Robert Phillip 'Bob' Everhart, multi-instrumentalist, singer, entertainer, old-time country, bluegrass, and folk artist, passed away during the evening of August 20, 2021, due to heart complications. He was 85 years of age. Bob Everhart, founder and president of the National Traditional Country

  • Margaret Archer Bailey passes

    On Sunday, August 15, 2021, Margaret Archer Bailey passed away peacefully at home at the age of 67.  Margaret Bailey is best known for her clear, crystalline vocals as the principal lead singer in the internationally recognized Cluster Pluckers, from the