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Charlie and Lillie Mae Whitaker, March 2013 - photo © Bill Warren Charlie Whitaker, who performed for years with his wife as Lillie Mae & The Dixie Gospelaires, died on November 30. He was 86 years of age. Lillie Mae and Charlie

Here are a pair of new releases that will be of interest to admirers of George Jackson's fiddle album of last year, Time and Place, and to fiddlers in particular. The record has been quite popular among fans of contemporary old

Kristen Leigh Bearfield is a talented young vocalist and mandolinist working with High Road, an all-female Gospel/bluegrass/country act based in Nashville. She attended the bluegrass program at East Tennessee State University, and is noted for her lovely singing voice, wholesome

Nu-Blu has announced the addition of Andrew Dowling to the band on reso-guitar. The Spartanburg, SC native had been working with Carolina Divide closer to home. Only playing for the past four years, the 20 year old's talent was recognized back

Mountain Home Music Company has a new single releasing tomorrow from Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, and we are delighted to offer a sneak peek to our readers today. Long known as a master of understatement in his original songs,

Ever since it was released as a single by The Country Gentlemen in 1966, Christmas Time Back Home has been a perennial staple among bluegrass Christmas songs. Written by John Duffey and Anne Hill Streeter, and backed on the original

Branded Bluegrass with Valerie Smith of Bell Buckle Records Bell Buckle Records has announced the signing of Indiana's Branded Bluegrass to the label, with a new single and video arriving with the news. The band is headed by guitarist and vocalist Larry

If you have a bluegrass guitar player or student on your gift list this year, don't forget the many flatpickers who offer lessons online. Find out who their favorites are, and see what is offered from their web site. One such

Here's an early Christmas present for the whole bluegrass community - a new album from Tim Stafford. Entitled Tunes & Ballads, it contains 16 songs and tunes Tim has written, all recorded in small ensembles or solo, including 10 instrumentals and

Over the past few years, Sister Sadie has been a bluegrass sensation. The group, assembled as a side project in 2013, had become one of the most dominant acts in bluegrass, winning both Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Group