Music

At some point during this holiday season, as most of us are making preparations to spend time with family and friends, there is usually something that causes us to stop for a moment and remember the many people who won't

William N ‘Bill’ Hicks, a founding member of the Red Clay Ramblers, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018. He was 75 years of age. In the early part of this year he was diagnosed with a chronic condition that attacked his

Old Favorites is the latest release from The Murphy Method, which finds Casey Henry teaching you how to play a half dozen familiar songs on the banjo. The Murphy Method is a system of teaching by watching and memorizing, designed and

Things move fast in the bluegrass world. Influential bands can come together quickly and make a big impact, only to disappear when plans and family situations change. And so it goes with Highland Travelers, a group which popped up earlier this

The bluegrass and banjo playing world has lost a great champion today, as we note the passing of singer and multi-instrumentalist, Roy Clark. The smiling face of the banjo for so many Americans as a host on Hee-Haw for nearly

LaTresa Smith has released a single ahead of her upcoming album, one with a Christmas message appropriate for the season. Bright Star is a duet with her fellow Nashvillian, Billy Droze, which Latresa wrote. She retells the story of the Nativity

Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of a new bluegrass act, Merle Monroe, consisting of a pair of veterans coming together to share the particular kind of music they love best. The two principals are Tim Raybon, long time grasser and

Photo of Hisashi Ozaki © Darwin Davidson Japanese bluegrass music pioneer Hisashi Ozaki passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 10, 2018, as he was preparing to go for a recording session for a regular radio program on Kamakura FM the following

Here's another lovely Christmas single you can include in your holiday music rotation, an instrumental version of O Holy Night from Kristin Scott Benson. Music is the family business for Kristin, who plays banjo with The Grascals. Her husband, Wayne Benson,

During this past weekend's Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival, show hosts Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers made a special announcement from the stage. Joe called Jerry Salley out to join them, in his position as Creative and A&R Director of Billy