Music

Big news for lovers of traditional mountain music! Two of the most sincere and evocative vocalists in the genre will be touring together throughout 2019. Junior Sisk has added Heather Berry-Mabe and her husband, Tony Mabe, to the Junior Sisk Band.

Bluegrass Gospel stalwarts The King James Boys have been signed as the inaugural artists with the newly-founded Morning Glory Music. The label is the specialized Gospel imprint for the Mountain Fever Records Group, based in Riner, VA. The Boys have been

West Virginia's Bluegrass Outlaws have announced a new lineup for the 2019 season. The hard-driving, contemporary bluegrass group is still focused around the talents of husband-and-wife band leaders Chris Monk and Becky Webb Monk, with a new supporting cast in

Regular readers will recall a tragic story last year about a young banjo player, Martin Acevedo, lost in a boating accident near his home in South Carolina. Only 26 years old at the time, Martin had been a founding member

Jacob Wright is now the full time banjo player with Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers. The Blacksburg, VA native started out filling in on banjo with Larry last year, but is now working with him on a regular basis. Prior

Rue Farms Rustic Potato Chips have been big supporters of bluegrass music for several years now. The small, family-owned business in Springfield, OH makes home-style snacks using only the finest natural ingredients, cooked in small batch kettles in non-GMO oil

Mountain Fever Records has been very busy this month, with new singles and albums flying out of the studio like spring flowers dropping from the trees. Today it's a new track from Mississippi's Breaking Grass, their first release in several years.

A number of people have tried to lay claim to being The Hardest Working Man in Bluegrass. But regardless of anybody's assertions, we think that title belongs to Gary Brewer. This Kentucky native maintains a working farm with his two sons,

The music of Don Reno has left an indelible imprint on bluegrass music. During his performing career, Don wrote close to 500 songs, and recorded more than 60 albums during a 50 year career. Some with his longtime partner, Red

Alan Bibey has announced the latest member of Grasstowne - Tony Watt, from Boston, has joined the group on guitar. Tony's entreé to the band was a direct one. His wife, Laura Orshaw, is their fiddler, and when Mike Bentley stepped aside