• Polly Lewis passes 

    Polly Lewis Williamson Copsey passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018, after a battle with the effects of Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body dementia for the past 16 years. She was 81 years of age.  Born on January 23, 1937, in

  • Colebrook Road to Mountain Fever Records

    Mountain Fever Records has announced today the signing of Pennsylvania bluegrass artists Colebrook Road to the label. The band has spent the past 6 years honing their craft, and competing in the many fiddlers conventions and band competitions within the east

  • Track Premiere: Roland White with Darin & Brooke

    Mountain Home Music is set to release a first single from their upcoming Roland White collaboration project with a who's who of Nashville pickers and singers, Roland White and Friends, A Tribute to the Kentucky Colonels. Even casual bluegrass historians know that

  • George McCeney passes

    George McCeney, one of the founders of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine, died on August 11 at his home in Timonium, MD. He was 79 years of age and had been ill for some time. From the time he was a young man,

  • Thumbin’ Down drops for Will Clark

    Folks in upstate South Carolina are well familiar with Will Clark. The talented picker and singer has been involved in the bluegrass scene since he was a youngster, and is making his mark these days as a touring artist with

  • Papa Wants To Go Back from Nothin’ Fancy

    Mountain Fever Records has released a first single by Nothin' Fancy from their upcoming Time Changes Everything album. The track they've chosen dates back to 1980, when it was recorded by the legendary Lost and Found, another iconic Virginia band. Papa

  • Greg Jones to The Churchmen

    Following the departure of founding member Gerald Harbor, The Churchmen are ready to announce his replacement. Greg Jones, a well-known mandolinist and vocalist from Mount Airy, NC is taking on that role. Jones has actually been touring with the band for

  • Bobby Osborne Mandolin Roundup

    Last week in Hyden, KY, Hazard Community and Technical College held the second of hopefully many editions of the Bobby Osborne Mandolin Roundup. Host and organizer Scott Napier of Lost and Found and The Price Sisters shared this overview of how

  • UNC faculty position for fiddle instructor

    Things seem to be going well for the bluegrass ensemble at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They have just announced an opening for an adjunct faculty position for a fiddle instructor, starting this fall semester. The Carolina Bluegrass