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Edward Easter, one third of the iconic Easter Brothers, died earlier this morning. He was 84 years of age. The Easter Brothers were surely among the first families of bluegrass Gospel, performing together for more than 60 years. Along with brothers

The Kentucky School of Bluegrass & Traditional Music in Hyden, KY got a nice plug this month from Governor Matt Bevin when he included the program in his We Are KY video series. Governor Bevin visited the school, located near the

Keith Barnacastle, principal with Turnberry Records & Management, has announced a number of new bluegrass clients he will be representing in 2019. Coming on board are Rebekah Long, No Time Flatt, The Kody Norris Show, and The Bluegrass Outlaws. Each act

Travianna Records has released a debut single from Aubrey Eisenman & The Clydes, an acoustic Americana act from Asheville, NC. It's a fast-moving bluegrass number Eisenman wrote called Livewire, a road story about the frenetic life of a traveling musician. Aubrey sings

The Lil Smokies have released another single in their SnowGhost series of grassed up covers, this time taking on perhaps the most commercially successful rock band of the 20th century, Led Zeppelin. Going To California first appeared on the 1971 project,

The Midwest Banjo Camp, held on the campus of Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan will host their 15th annual event this June 6-9. A variety of instructional tracks are available, which include both old time and bluegrass banjo, plus 19th century

Asheville, NC's Unspoken Tradition has two new members of the family to welcome this week. First off, Sav Sankaran has joined the band on bass, taking the spot of founding member Lee Shuford. As the band has found its schedule ramping up,

Mountain Fever Records has released a second single for their upcoming Gospel album with Alan Bibey & Grasstowne. This time it's a new song in the old time way, reminiscent of the sacred numbers Flatt & Scruggs always made a part

If it's still January, we must not be finished with all the comings and goings of bluegrass band members that regularly occurs this time of year. Today's announcement is a happy one for members of The Becky Buller Band, who welcome

Mountain Fever Records has released a debut single from their upcoming project with Colebrook Road. This will be the third album for the Pennsylvania quintet, and their first with Mountain Fever. Like many new bands, the Road spent time their first