Beloved Kentucky banjo builder and luthier Arthur Hatfield died yesterday following a battle with lung cancer. He was 76 years of age. For the past 40 years he built high-quality, professional-grade five-string banjos from a small shop behind his home in
From Reno & Smiley through Marty Stuart, we have a supercharged 2025 cut of Country Boy Rock 'N Roll from teen bluegrass sensation Wyatt Ellis. When Don and Red recorded the song in 1956, it was Don's answer to the sudden
As promised, Pinecastle Records has dropped a debut single from new all-star bluegrass group, Southern Legacy. The band includes five veteran artists at the top of their game, all with decades of experience in legendary touring acts, recently signed with Pinecastle
Rudy's Bluegrass Revue is back with another single, again an original song from their fearless leader, banjo player and vocalist Rudy Cortese. The band hails from the fertile bluegrass ground of western North Carolina, and have made their name on
AJ Lee & Blue Summit have announced an October 17 release for their upcoming EP with Signature Sounds, to be titled Cover to Cover V1. That's right, an all covers project is on the way from this high-flying west coast
Here's a new gospel song written and sung by bluegrass veteran Edgar Loudermilk, recorded with his crack band for Pinecastle Records. Edgar has quite a remarkable bluegrass resume, having worked for some of the biggest names in the business, including Rhonda
Another bluegrass classic by Bobby Osborne and C.J. Lewandowski, recorded shortly before Bobby passed away in 2023 - a perfect slice of bluegrass history. A new single is available from Turnberry Records' upcoming Bobby Osborne and C.J. Lewandowski album, Keep On
Any time I hear complaints from bluegrass traditionalists about the direction the music is taking, I remind them that Larry Sparks is still recording new music. And what a fortunate time in which we live to be able to say
Sound Biscuit Productions has announced the signing of Kentucky group Belles of Blue, based on the playing and singing of sisters Nancy Decker and Dollie Slayton. Growing up in Missouri's Ozark region, the sisters found a love for traditional music as
What do you get when you combine good friends, hard-driving bluegrass, and fine Kentucky whiskey? That may be something of a loaded question, as a visit to most any bluegrass festival in the Commonwealth could attest, but one answer is the
