• Junior Sisk to Mountain Fever

    Mountain Fever Records has announced that Junior Sisk has signed with the label for his next album, due in the early part of next year. Junior says that this will be a year of change for him professionally, though not in

  • Bobby Osborne to Southern Belle Booking

    Southern Belle Booking, managed by principal agent Leslie Brown in Burlington, NC, has announced that they have taken over as representatives for Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press. Bobby, of course, was one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who

  • Justin Moses – new CD and podcast

    Justin Moses has been one of the more active bluegrass musicians working in our music this past decade, but rarely in a showy or bombastic fashion. Possessed of near-virtuosic skills on all the common bluegrass instruments, Moses has served as banjoist

  • Jack Grant back to Detour

    With Jeremy Darrow moving to Front Country, Detour has welcomed a previous band member back to the fold. Jack Grant, who followed original Detour bassist Zak Bunce into the group, has rejoined the band. Jack lives in Grand Rapids, MI, close to

  • Urban Monroes drop William’s Still Alive

    Not every bluegrass song has a deep meaning, nor a longstanding historical reference. But with William's Still Alive, the new single from Portland's Urban Monroes, we get both. Written by the Monroes' Fran Kent, the song describes her discovery of a document from

  • Jeremy Darrow to Front Country

    Front Country has recently brought Jeremy Darrow on board as the band's new bassist. He takes the spot vacated by Zach Sharpe who left as the band transitioned to a full-time touring group. Darrow received his musical training at the College of

  • Ryan Cavanaugh to Jeff Austin Band

    The Jeff Austin Band has announced that Ryan Cavanaugh has joined the group on banjo, taking the spot recently vacated by Danny Barnes. This has been Jeff's performing vehicle since he left Yonder Mountain String Band in 2013. Cavanaugh joins Austin on

  • Coming Back Home To You from LRB

    Mountain Home Music has released a compilation album for Lonesome River Band, containing 12 tracks from the band's prior projects for the label, which are no longer available on CD. LRB's Sammy Shelor chose the tracks for Coming Back Home To