Music

If you've ever  visited or played at The Station Inn, Nashville's iconic bluegrass dive bar, you'd surely recognize the smiling face of Ann Soyars welcoming folks in to enjoy a show. Now after many years as a beacon for Music

January 20, 2015 has been announced as the release date for In Session, the next Mountain Home album from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. It will feature 12 new tracks from the current edition of Quicksilver: Joe Dean on banjo, Josh Swift

Rural Rhythm has released two new titles in their Heritage Collection Series featuring two of the most celebrated fiddlers from the early days of bluegrass. Like the other Heritage reissues, these new releases are offered in both CD and download

The two album concept is having a good run in 2014, with a number of artists deciding to record and release a pair of CDs at the same time. Not a double album, with two distinct discs, but two separate projects that

Mark Newton and Steve Thomas chose November 11, Veteran's Day, to release their new single, Great American Hero, written by Mark Brinkman as a tribute to all the people who make sacrifices to help and serve others, regardless of their military

Wisewater is a young acoustic trio who, while their sound isn't specifically bluegrass, has solid roots in the music of Bill Monroe. One is a sort of a legacy artist, as in the heir and scion of a respected icon in the music. Forrest

Here's another new Christmas album for 2014. This one, On A Morning Like This, comes from Callahan, Florida's Harris family and their terrific group, Trinity River Band. The band consists of Mike and Lisa Harris on guitar and bass respectively, and their

Leftover Salmon is offering fans a free listen to their upcoming album, High Country, one track a day over the next 12 days (Nov 10-21). Each track will be available for listening for 24 hours (starting today), and will be

It looks like a big year for bluegrass Christmas music, with several artists releasing new project for the holidays. The latest to announce is The Roys, whose Bluegrass Kinda Christmas is set for a November 18 release on Rural Rhythm Records.

I didn't get to chat with Donna Ulisse this year at the World of Bluegrass as I often do, though she has recently shared some news with us about a venture she is launching in 2015. She is calling it Songwriting Escape, her name for