Music

Galax, Virginia is a town with a real mystique for lovers of Appalachian musical traditions. There is the Old Fiddlers Convention, of course, held every summer in Felts Park for more than 80 years, which draws lovers of both bluegrass

All Stars of Bluegrass is what Phil Leadbetter is calling his new band, featuring a rotating cast of musicians drawn the the very best our music has to offer. Phil has a core band, featuring himself on reso-guitar, Robert Hale on

The Grascals have announced the addition of Chris Davis to the band on guitar and vocals, stepping into the spot vacated by founding member Terry Eldredge, who has decided to get off the road. Davis is a bluegrass guy from way

Up until now, Asheville Music Publishing has concentrated most of their energy towards the Gospel music market, achieving great success for their writers in that realm. But now, in another sign of the vitality of bluegrass in the music business,

Molly Tuttle, Louisa Branscomb, Sierra Hull, and Missy Raines Forty-eight years ago, chasing sunshine 'round the bend, Louisa Brancomb penned Steel Rails; twenty-nine years ago, winding through the trees, like a ribbon in the wind, Alison Krauss recorded it. Not knowing what

Mountain Fever Records has dropped a first single from their third record with the Deer Creek Boys. A Lot Like The Whippoorwill was written by guitarist Justin Tomlin, and sung by his brother, bass player Jason Tomlin. It's a lost love

For the second year in a row, the International Bluegrass Music Association has awarded a scholarship to a promising young picker to attend the Blue Ridge Banjo Camp, hosted by Béla Fleck. The 2019 recipient is 16 year old G

Clyde Franklin, former proprietor of The Bluegrass Center in Asheville, NC,  passed away on April 15, 2019, at home in Johnson City, Tennessee, after a long illness. He was 80 years old.  Clyde Ray Franklin, Jr. was born in Somers, New

Morning Glory Music is wasting no time signing new artists since being announced as a new bluegrass Gospel imprint in the Mountain Fever Records Group family. Last month they signed King James Boys as their first artists, and have today revealed

German banjo icon, Rüdger Helbig, has released another instruction book. This time it's a volume on open tunings and music theory called Offene Stimmungen und Akkorde für 5-String Banjo. Though all the text is in German, Rüdi feels that any banjo