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Photo of Alan Jabbour taken by Karen Jabbour - from the Old Time Herald Fiddler and ethnomusicologist Alan Jabbour passed away at his home in Washington, DC on Friday morning, January 13, 2017, after a 15-month struggle with cancer. He was

We received this statement earlier today from Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers. It came by carrier pigeon, hence the delayed release. Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers announced Tuesday that they will not perform at Friday's inauguration. "We have decided to do

The Churchmen, one of the most enduring and successful bluegrass Gospel groups still touring, have announced the addition of Avery Welter on guitar. He steps in for David Guthrie, who has spent the past ten years running the roads with

Ah... the inevitable pull of bluegrass music. We reported a few months back that Brent Pack had left Hammertowne, a band he had helped found with Dave Carroll in Kentucky some years back. He gave his notice in order to accept

Organic Records, an imprint of the Crossroads Music group in North Carolina, has signed San Francisco's Front Country to the label. Their second album, Other Love Songs, has been announced as an Organic release scheduled for April. Front Country is an

Longtime bluegrass lovers will recall the buzz that accompanied the release of the first album from The Steeldrivers in 2008. The self-titled project on Rounder featured a new sound in the bluegrass world, and was the first introduction for most

Missouri bluegrass legend and pioneer, Dub Crouch, passed away January 8, 2017. The  Lord called him home on "The Eighth Of January," in true bluegrass fashion. A banjo picker for over 60 years, Robert W. Crouch held an influential role

This month’s Songwriter’s Backstory features the bluegrass and country standard, 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered, by American bluegrass star, Mac Wiseman. Internationally referred to as ‘the voice with a heart’, Wiseman is one of the original architects of the bluegrass

Rebel Records has released an advance single from Let Them Know I'm From Virginia, their upcoming album for Big Country Bluegrass. It's a new song from Tracy O'Connell that fits right in with the hard-charging, traditional bluegrass sound this bunch

Pinecastle has released a debut single from their new album for Wildfire, Rented Room On Broadway. It's the more-or-less title track, Bible And A Bus Ticket, from Craig Wiseman and James Dean Hicks, where one of the lines mentions living