• Adam Burrows to Kevin Prater Band

    Kevin Prater has announced the addition of Adam Burrows to his touring band, playing fiddle and doubling on guitar and vocals. Adam is from Asheboro, NC and had recently been performing with The Price Sisters on bass, and with his

  • Blue Highway’s Wayne Taylor hospitalized

    This statement was just released from Blue Highway... Blue Highway's highly respected and much loved bass player, songwriter, and vocalist Wayne Taylor has been hospitalized on Friday, May 13, with heart surgery impending on Monday. Wayne experienced chest pain on Thursday evening, leading

  • Brad Beavers to Ralph Stanley II

    Ralph Stanley II has added a new member to his touring band. Brad Beavers has joined the group on bass. Beavers is a native of Tazewell, VA now living in Johnson City, TN where he moved several years ago to study

  • Kentucky Mountain Trio to Mountain Fever

    Mountain Fever Records has signed Heidi and Ryan Greer, traditional bluegrass and Gospel singers who perform as Kentucky Mountain Trio. The husband and wife duet team come from the fertile bluegrass region of eastern Kentucky, where hard living and inspirational songs

  • The Price Sisters to Rebel Records

    Rebel Records has announced the signing of The Price Sisters to the label. This pair of Ohio youngsters, twins Lauren and Leanna Price, have already at 21 years of age become established and experienced performers on the festival circuit. Both are

  • Harlan Road coming from NewTown

    Mountain Home Music has announced July 8 for the release date for Harlan Road, their next album for Kentucky's NewTown. It's been three years since we've had a new project from this talented group, fronted by the husband/wife team of Kati

  • Beyond The Waterfall from Dan Levenson

    Mel Bay will soon release a new book of old time tunes from banjo and fiddle favorite, Dan Levenson. Beyond The Waterfall contains 40 lesser-played tunes arranged for both banjo and fiddle, presented in banjo tablature and standard notation. Levenson suggests

  • Kissin’ Comes Easy from Front Country

    Front Country has been teasing their fans this past few weeks, releasing previews each Friday from their upcoming EP, Mixtape. It's a five track project of cover songs that the band likes to perform, which they cut to satisfy fan

  • The luck of the Leicesters?

    Rounder Records has been justifiably proud of the success achieved by The Earls of Leicester, the throwback bluegrass band headed by Jerry Douglas honoring the classic music of Flatt & Scruggs. The label has delighted in the many awards The