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The tremendous success of The Earls Of Leicester, both at live appearances and with record sales, should put to bed the argument that traditional bluegrass is dying or dead. This group, a superstar tribute band featuring the music of Flatt

Dale Ann Bradley has announced the latest edition to her touring band. Steve Wilson from South Carolina has signed on as banjo player with the group. Many bluegrass fans know Steve as the chief luthier with Wilson Custom Banjos, or as

Mountain Home has released a third single today from one of their latest signees, Unspoken Tradition, from western North Carolina. Dark Side Of The Mountain is a new song from the murder ballad tradition, written by bluegrass songwriters Paula Breedlove and

Pennsylvania-based grassers Remington Ryde have signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with The Hideaway Farm & Storytellers Museum in Bon Aqua, Tennessee. Owners Brian and Sally Oxley manage this historic location, once owned by Johnny Cash, have saved it from oblivion, and restored

The Po' Ramblin' Boys continue on in their effort to bring back the old time bluegrass sound with their first single release on Rounder Records. Reaching way back to 1974, the Boys turn in a top notch version of Next Train

In advance of the release of his debut album, Raising the Bar, Chad Darou has released not one, but two singles today, the title track, an instrumental, and Heaven, a re-working of the Bryan Adams’ ballad, with Cia Cherryholmes stealing

Darin and Brooke Aldridge had time to spare before their evening set at the Coleman Station Bluegrass Festival last Saturday in southwestern Pennsylvania, so they took side roads instead of their usual turnpike route. In the process, they made a new

In a lot of ways, Greg Welty is fairly typical of young bluegrass artists on the rise. The banjo player was born in North Carolina, spent time in college touring with a number of popular bands, and is about to

The summer of singles continues with a new one from Balsam Range. This one is called Hobo Blues, but it's not the one by that same title recorded in '94 by Lonesome River Band. Sung by Balsam Range guitarist Caleb Smith,

In the realm of bluegrass, few bands survive more than 10-15 years. Even that is considered quite an achievement, especially among part-time groups whose members juggle work and family commitments to keep the music flowing. Bands that make it to