Mountain Heritage at the KSBTM Ensemble Showcase (5/2/25) - photo © Roger Black The Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music in Hyden, Kentucky proudly hosted its Spring Ensemble Showcase in the Osborne Brothers Auditorium on Friday night, May 2. The director of
Rrinaco is the alter-ego of Corrina Rose Logston Stephens, fiddler and vocalist for traditional bluegrass diehards, High Fidelity, at least for the sake of a new recording project of hers for Rebel Records. The name comes from a code she
Bobby Joe "Pop" Baldridge, 79, patriarch of the Goldwing Express, passed away on May 2 in Ozark, Missouri after a courageous battle with cancer. Pop was the definition of a true entertainer: singer, picker, and hilarious comedian and jokester. His
Billy Blue Records has a music video for Adam McIntosh and his current single, Restless, the title track from his most recent album. The video finds him performing the song live with Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers on the
Lonesome River Band head honcho Sammy Shelor brings in a different sound for their latest Mountain Home Music single, and indeed on their upcoming album, Telegrass. Everyone in bluegrass knows of Sammy's accolades with the ol' five string, winning IBMA Banjo
Spectrum Bluegrass at The Greek Theatre (4/26/25) - photo © Robin Frenette Last weekend's Light Up the Blues 7 benefit concert for Autism Speaks featured a performance by Spectrum Bluegrass, a band that is part of the California Bluegrass Association's Autism
Eagle-eyed readers may recall a sneek-peek of Linemen, today's new single from Zoe & Cloyd, a song they co-wrote about their experiences during the hurricane flooding that struck western North Carolina in late September of last year. When the waters
There are a number of things that are unique about North Dakota's Waddington Brothers. For starters, they're from rural North Dakota, not exactly a hotbed of bluegrass activity. Shoot... it's not really a hotbed of anything, as the state is one
South Carolina banjo man Todd Taylor has a music video for A Journey Within, a new one he has written and dedicated to the people and the state of Wyoming. The tune, Taylor's latest single, caught the ear of celebrated banjo
For their next album, Paper Flowers, Tim O'Brien and Jan Fabricius have teamed up with folk music legend Tom Paxton to co-write 12 new songs. The full project isn't due until June, but a single will be available this week,
