Music

Mountain Home Music has released a new single today from Lonesome River Band, which finds them once again pushing against the borders of bluegrass. Calling Elvis was a hit for Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits back in 1991. The song was

It's always a cause for celebration when archival bluegrass recordings are cleaned up and released for the enjoyment of contemporary audiences. Especially when it involves radio transcriptions, which formed the bulk of the bluegrass music performed in the 1940s and

The bluegrass community in South Carolina has lost a promising young musician, as it is feared that Martin Acevedo died over the weekend in a tragic boating accident on Lake Hartwell. He was 26 years of age. Martin worked for the town

The winners of the 2018 Circa Blue Fest Songwriting Contest have been announced ahead of next weekend's festival in Martinsburg, WV. The competition is open each year to bluegrass songwriters who receive less than 50% of their income from songwriting royalties,

Cedar Creek Management has announced the signing of Pinecastle recording artists Kim Robins & 40 Years Late to the agency. The North Carolina-based firm will represent Kim for personal appearance booking. Robins has been selected as an official showcase act during the

Jeff Parker has become a larger than life figure in bluegrass music. He's a big man, with a huge voice, a heart as wide as all outdoors, and a sense of humor sure to tickle the coldest soul. This past 12

Noted New York guitarist, producer and multi-instrumentalist Jon Sholle has died after a brief battle with cancer. He was 70 years of age when he passed on May 17. Born and raised in New York City, Jon was active in the

Since 1975, CMH Records has been releasing a string of strong bluegrass and roots music recordings. It's right there in their name: Country Music Heritage. In recent years the label has been focused on a very successful series of albums called Pickin' On,

We heard this morning from Sam Passamano, President of Rural Rhythm Records in Nashville, with news of the passing of Rick Fowler, who had been serving as the label's National Sales and Promotions Director. He was only 64 years of

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the participants in their 2018 Songwriters Showcase, to take place in Raleigh, NC during the World Of Bluegrass convention in September. The Showcase puts the selected writers in front of dozens of artists, producers,