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We have long enjoyed covering family bands here at Bluegrass Today. It is always fun watching young musicians interacting with each other, and with audiences from the stage, and often we see them grow and mature into seasoned young adult

Mountain Fever Records has announced the signing of Troy Boone and Aaron "Frosty" Foster to the label. They will record a new album as Boone & Foster, and have known each other since they were in school together in the

Kentucky's Turning Ground has been making noise in the bluegrass world since winning the First Annual Banjo Island Band competition in 2014. Now signed with Pinecastle Records, the quintet is working on a new album of mostly original material. A debut

Just six months ago, we told you about a new act on the bluegrass scene, Jeff Parker & Colin Ray. Well... they weren't really a new act; Jeff and Colin were already performing together in the Jeff Parker Band. But

Banjo player Joe Dean has announced that he is leaving Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver after 8 years on the road with the band. Joe tells us that he has been touring professionally since he was 18 years old, and as he

Oregon's Kristen Grainger & True North describe their sound as "bluegrass picking, folk singing, and Americana themes," which is the focus of their new album, Ghost Tattoo, expected later this month. The quartet includes Grainger on vocals and guitar, along with

Gaven Largent, the multi-talented young banjo player and reso-guitarist with Dailey & Vincent has announced that he is leaving the group. He had worked with Jamie and Darrin this past two years, appearing regularly on their television program and touring with

It's the end of a banjo era! Billy Lee Cox has announced his retirement from Remington Ryde. After 15 years touring with them, he's announced that the road warrior shoes are going back in the closet. Fans will surely miss

The Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University has announced an online summer series of courses beginning over this next few months. These are available for both students already enrolled in the program who are

North Carolina's Nick Chandler & Delivered has announced a personnel change. Banjo man Spencer Hatcher has left the band and moved back to Virginia where he will take a full-time day job. Coming in to the group is Will Eller,