Music

Ida Clare, from Louisville, KY, captured a lot of attention last year when they won the inaugural band contest at the 7th annual John Hartford Memorial Festival in Bean Blossom, IN. Now their debut, self-titled album is ready to go,

Following our article last week announcing that Rhonda Vincent would be performing the music from her upcoming Bluegrass Legends project at the Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival in July, we had a chance to talk with Rhonda about the live

The finalists for the 2018 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest have been announced this morning. Sponsored and run by MerleFest, this competition has become the crown jewel for aspiring writers, both for the generous cash prizes awarded to the winners, and

Jessie Baker with Dailey & Vincent at the Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival (1/9/18) - photo © B Chord Photography Jessie Baker, banjo player and vocalist with Dailey & Vincent, has announced his immediate departure from the band owing to debilitating pain

German banjoist Sebastian Schröder has released the second volume in his series on 2 finger banjo playing. The style is a pre-bluegrass approach that was popular in parts of Appalachia in the 19th and 20th centuries. His first book focused on

2018 marks the 35th anniversary of Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic, & Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University. To celebrate the occasion, the program is holding its first awards dinner this evening at the Millennium Center in Johnson City,

Wood & Wire, from the music hotbed of Austin, TX, has a new single today, coming from their next album, North Of Despair. The album doesn't hit until the middle of next month, but the band has shared a song with

Mountain Home Music has a new single out today from Darin & Brooke Aldridge, a powerful testament to hope in God, perfectly suited to the day Christians celebrate the sacrifice of the cross. The couple, who have been lauded in both

Banjo player Wade Macey passed away peacefully on March 26, 2018 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was 82 years old. A Mount Airy resident, Dr. Wade Thomas Macey was born in the Surry

Uncle Dave Macon Days, a weekend roots music festival held each summer in Murfreesboro, TN to honor the iconic 20th century entertainer, announced today that their 2018 event will include a live performance and CD-release party for Rhonda Vincent and