They're back... The much heralded annual instrumental projects helmed by Scott Vestal for Pinecastle Records have returned after a 19 year hiatus. Launched 25 years ago as Bluegrass '95, these virtuosic recordings featured Vestal on banjo with a revolving cast of
Necessity is most definitely the mother of invention, and that’s exactly what led east Tennessee-based music instructor, Dave Yates, to come up with a plan to get back to work as soon as possible. Yates, who has taught bluegrass and
Following on two successful solo projects and four years on the road with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, banjoist Gina Furtado has a new single release to share from an upcoming album. The Things I Saw, recorded with her touring
The IBMA Foundation has announced today a new scholarship for IBMA members who are studying songwriting in college, or plan to be in the coming semesters. It is endowed by Rick Lang, a prolific bluegrass songwriter who has received a
The Coronavirus has affected everyone’s lives and livelihoods. One profession hit hard during the stay-at-home orders, of course, is entertainment. No one understands this more than Nu-Blu, a full-time touring bluegrass band based out of Siler City, NC. They have
Today is the release date for the second single from the upcoming Becky Buller album on the Dark Shadow Recording label. And Becky decided she wanted something hopeful as her latest contribution to the music we are sharing during this uncertain
Young up-and-coming bluegrass artist Brayden Williamson is now being endorsed by Black Diamond Strings, currently manufactured by Santa Rosa, California-based string manufacturer Sfarzo Guitar Strings Company. Williamson, who was recently the subject of a Young Uns feature at Bluegrass Today, explains what
From eastern Kentucky comes a new bluegrass band, Mountain Time, with a driving sound and a youthful approach to the music. The group features the singing, songwriting, and fiddling of Heather Alley, supported by Dylan Hager on guitar, Chaston Carroll on
After fully twenty years as a professional musician, Colorado mandolinist Dylan McCarthy is releasing Lost & Found, his first solo project of instrumental music, on Friday. It's a 7-track EP, and to mark the date, he has agreed to share a
Well... it sure is nice to be writing about live bluegrass music again! A familiar face is returning to the bluegrass world. Long time grasser, Darren Beachley, is set to begin performing with Linda Lay & Springfield Exit as soon as
