Music

Cascade Crescendo is a relatively new bluegrass band based in Portland, OR with something of a jamgrass/newgrass bent. Working as a quartet, they formed in 2013 and have been working the club and festival scene in the Pacific Northwest ever

The Great Smoky Mountains Association, a non-profit group who promote the preservation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, are in the process of preparing a new recording in honor of the park system's centennial this year. On Top Of Old

Mountain Home Music has released Harlan Road, the title cut and first single from their upcoming NewTown project, due to hit on July 8. The band is based around the music of the husband/wife team of Jr. and Kati Penn Williams. Both share

More news today from Sugar Hill Records... June 24 is announced as the release date for Storyman, their 7th project for new grass legend Sam Bush. It will be Sam's first project since Circles Around Me in 2009. Bush, who also produced the

This article is a contribution from CJ Lewandowski, mandolinist with the Po' Ramblin' Boys, and a proud fan of the Stanley sound. As a young traditionalist, I've always had the yearning to make the trip through the Clinch Mountains of Virginia,

Surely there is no greater shock in life than the sudden, tragic loss of a young person. The bluegrass world lost one this past Memorial Day weekend when Tyler Smith, a young banjo picker from Knoxville, TN, died while on

Recently, the American music industry was rocked by the loss of Guy Clark. The iconic singer-songwriter passed away at age 74. The author of such classic songs as Desperadoes Waiting For A Train (The Highwaymen), The Last Gunfighter Ballad (Johnny Cash), Texas

At a time when most artists are slowing down a bit, bluegrass balladeer Bobby Osborne is still out there working and trying new things. Now 84 years old, Osborne has announced that he has started a crowd funding campaign with

Ray Hesson, renowned banjoist from southern Maryland, died on Tuesday (May 24) after a long illness. He was 74 years of age. Born Raymond David Hesson on December 14, 1941, Ray was a fixture in the DC-area bluegrass scene since the

Rickey Wasson became synonymous with the sound of J.D. Crowe & The New South during the band's final years. Singing lead and playing guitar, Rickey's rich, soulful baritone covered all the hits Crowe had recorded with legends like Tony Rice, Keith