Music

Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of The King James Boys to the label. The bluegrass Gospel group from South Carolina will have a new record with Pinecastle in 2018. The Boys are Randy Spencer on guitar, Curtis Lewis on banjo,

I was visiting my family's home over Thanksgiving some years ago, and the house was alive with the sound of young people. My son and many nieces and nephews were there, with friends in tow, all congregated in the large

Things move quickly in today's digital world, and it seems that its market is clamoring for more Anglo-Irish girl power bluegrass, as newly-formed Midnight Skyracer describes themselves. The five piece, all-female band from England and Ireland just launched in the spring

The Louvat Brothers at the 2017 Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival It seems that every band has a Steve! But if given the opportunity to visit with The Louvat Brothers, a string trio based in Belgium, you will find that this talented

For the past several years fiddler Brittany Haas, bassist Paul Kowert, and guitarist Jordan Tice have performed together as Haas, Kowert, Tice. All are highly skilled bluegrass, old time, and new acoustic instrumentalists, and together they have created a good

The 7th Annual Songwriting Contest of the Maine Songwriters Association was held on October 28 in Brunswick, ME, with six finalists on hand to perform their song for the judges. They had been chosen from among 33 entries for the

It's officially November, and you know what that means... Christmas music! Some folks still get hot under the collar when they see Christmas displays in the stores before Thanksgiving, but for artists wanting to share new holiday music, the process always

The Molly Rose Band, based in southwestern Virginia, has announced the addition of bass player Jeff Morris to the group. Jeff will also sing the bass parts in quartet numbers. Morris comes to the band after spending many years performing in

Powerhouse group Sister Sadie is the latest addition to Melanie Wilson’s ever-growing roster at Wilson Pickins Promotions. The all-star female band, which racked up quite a bit of airplay and fan attention after the release of its first, self-titled album

Colorado's Ragged Union has a new album released today, Time Captain, and have agreed to share one of the tracks with our readers. The band is based around Christina and Geoff Union, husband and wife, and chief songwriters for the group.