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Many times when bands take a break from the road they’re never heard from again. That’s not the case, fortunately, for Detour, the Michigan-based band that made a big splash before dropping off the road a couple of years ago

What does New Caledonian bluegrass sound like? How would you know. The small island nation in the south Pacific isn't a particular hotbed of bluegrass activity, but the French-speaking residents are learning to love it, thanks to the efforts of Jean-Luc

Well folks... it's that time of year again. There's a nip in the air, the leaves are mostly down, and the annual battle over when it's OK to talk about Christmas music has begun. The camps seem to line up along

As music consumers have moved away from album purchases to individual tracks, bluegrass labels have begun concentrating their efforts in the same direction. Even with most still releasing full albums, the record companies have been devoting more attention to promoting

An important figure in the bluegrass and traditional country music community in southeastern Pennsylvania has left us. Larry Waltman, longtime proprietor of the Sunset Music Park in Jennersville, died on October 29. He was 100 years old. Sunset Park hosted outdoor

When The Grascals released the first single from their 2016 album, And Then There's This..., we discovered two new stars in the bluegrass firmament. The song was I Know Better, sung by the band's new guitarist, John Bryan, co-written by

Pinecastle Records and the SamJam Bluegrass Festival have announced that they will be partnering next year for the first ever Pinecastle Records National Bluegrass Band Competition. This competition will be held during the 2019 SamJam in Ohio, with the winning band leaving

Tattered Window Shade has been released as the latest single from Terry Baucom & the Dukes Of Drive, coming in conjunction with Catch Another Dream, the new album on which it is contained. It hits while another track from the record, They

Tony Trischka leads a banjo class at the initial Ashoken Bluegrass Camp - photo by Stewart Dean The Ashokan Center in New York recently hosted their initial bluegrass camp, after successfully holding instructional camps for old time, klezmer, and other forms

West Virginia bluegrass musician and songwriter Mike Blackburn died at his home on October 8. He was 58 years of age, and had been dealing with health problems this past few years. Mike had performed with a number of groups in