Jim Brewer Jr., best known for his long-time involvement with the Kentucky Ramblers, passed away on September 12, 2020, after being diagnosed with Leukemia and struggling several months with health issues. He was 82 years old. Finley Jerome (Jim) Brewer Jr.
William Shakespeare's seminal works of English literature still resonate with readers and theatergoers more than 400 years after his death. Translated into every imaginable language and reframed into countless new settings, Shakespeare's plays find new audiences every year all over
Bryan Simpson and Matt Menefee, co-founders of energetic progressive grassers Cadillac Sky from the mid-2000s, have reunited in Nashville for a new project they are calling The Golden Age. CSKY toured extensively following a number of successful albums before going "on
Mountain Fever Records has announced the signing of Lee Kotick and his studio band, The Sharp Flatpickers, for his new project, Sundrops On The Water - Reflections. Kotick has been playing and singing bluegrass for many years in and around Tallahassee,
The Larry Stephenson Band has announced the addition of a new member, with Benjy Jones joining the group on bass. Stephenson has built a solid bluegrass career based on his remarkable tenor singing voice, a reputation for fielding a solid band,
Mountain Home Music has another new single this week, the first from a new album coming soon from Sideline. These North Carolina grassers have made quite an impression in recent years, both through their several critically-acclaimed recordings, and with widespread touring.
West Virginia's Crandall Creek has shared some terrific news with their followers, starting with an update on band leader Jerry Andrews' ongoing battle with colon cancer. Following surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, doctors were able to tell Jerry that
Family and friends of young Ohio grasser Lincoln Mash have been serving as prayer warriors this weekend, after the 19 year old guitarist and singer for the Coal Cave Hollow Boys was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident near his
Mountain Fever Records is releasing a debut single today from a new project from Summer & Bray. The brother/sister duo features Summer McMahan and her brother Brayden, who had once formed the nucleus of Summer Brooke & the Mountain Faith
New England grassers Rock Hearts have released a new single today the second from their upcoming Starry Southern Nights album. And it's a gutsy move, a remake of an Osborne Brothers classic, Don't Let Smokey Mountain Smoke Get In Your Eyes.
