Dan Eubanks (left) Mico Humby (right) When you keep a band together for 50 years, as Greg Cahill has done with Special Consensus, personnel changes are part of the woodwork. But there is always a bid of sadness when you see
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Since I Met You Baby from Larry Sparks
As always, word of a new release from Larry Sparks grabs the attention of anyone who loves soulful mountain bluegrass, and we are no exception. So the news of a new single and his next album coming soon had us
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Grant Blevins to BlueFaith on banjo
Here's another example of the value and power of bluegrass music in college curricula. South Carolina's BlueFaith band, who share their mix of bluegrass and gospel music all over the state, have announced the addition of Grant Blevins to the group
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NewFound Road to Billy Blue Records
A great many bluegrass lovers have been excited about the return of NewFound Road, a popular bluegrass group from Ohio that recoded a number of well-received albums in the early 2000s. Headed up by vocalist Tim Shelton, the group went
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Jimmy Haynes to the Larry Stephenson Band
The Larry Stephenson Band has announced the addition of guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Jimmy Haynes to the group. The band is led by mandolinist and lead singer Larry Stephenson, who was recently inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as
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I’d Be A Cowboy video from Shannon Slaughter
Veteran bluegrass artist Shannon Slaughter has released a music video for his most recent single, filmed on the grounds of the HF Bar Ranch in Saddlestring, Wyoming. It's an appropriate site for the shoot for I'd Be A Cowboy, written by
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Silver Eagle video from The Kody Norris Show
Anyone who remembers the era of the singing cowboy knows that they were as likely to sing about their horse as their girl. So what do bluegrass vocalists sing about? Their bus, of course! And that is precisely the subject of
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Cody Farrar leaving Breaking Grass
Cody Farrar, who has served as guitarist, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter for northern Mississippi's Breaking Grass for nearly two decades, has announced his intention to step away from the band. Fortunately, the band is determined to keep Breaking Grass going
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Sin Eater from Dear Maribella & The Pigkickers
Dear MariBella & The Pigkickers, a young sibling band out of Hampstead, NC, have a new original single released last week. Sin Eater is a somewhat haunting, but up-tempo bluegrass ballad that tells the plight of a poor, marginalized individual in
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Two new singles from David Parmley
David Parmley is not one to let grass grow under his feet. Just a month after releasing his latest album, So What'd I Miss, with 615 Hideaway Records, and a week after being inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of










