• Cold Wind drops for Backline

    When South Carolina's Backline won the Rising Stars Challenge at the 2024 Blue Highway Fest, part of their prize was having Blue Highway's Wayne Taylor produce them in the studio, and have Turnberry Records release a single. We have that single,

  • Bryan McDowell to Mountain Fever, with a new single

    Mountain Fever Records has welcomed multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Bryan McDowell into the fold, and released a debut single, Hold Me Like I'm Leaving. Bryan has been a familiar feature in bluegrass for many years, spending several years with Claire Lynch,

  • Burnin’ Vein from Michael Martin Murphey

    Michael Martin Murphey - photo © Billy Curry Michael Martin Murphey, he of the 1975 mega-hits, Wildfire and Carolina in the Pines, has a new bluegrass single this month, taken from a poem called Burnin' Vein. Though not originally known as

  • You Are My Sun from Rudy’s Bluegrass Revue

    Rudy's Bluegrass Revue - Chris Carter, Rudy Cortese, Elizabeth Kronlage Western North Carolina's Rudy Cortese is the driving force behind Rudy's Bluegrass Revue, a highly entertaining outfit that specializes in live shows in the region. You might find him performing solo,

  • Central Valley Boys say farewell

    The Central Valley Boys at the 2024 Summergrass festival in San Diego, CA - photo © Dennis Andersen Popular California bluegrass band the Central Valley Boys have decided to disband after 15 years performing together. Known for their traditional take on bluegrass, and their

  • The Bug video from Ashby Frank

    Mountain Home Music has released an animated video for their current single from Nashville singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Ashby Frank. It's his cut of The Bug, a song that goes back almost 35 years to British rocker Mark Knopfler. A native

  • Tony DeLello passes

    This remembrance of Anthony Angelo "Tony" DeLello, devoted bluegrass musician and jam leader, is a contribution from John Vitale, and several others among Tony's beloved friends. We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Tony DeLello, a cornerstone of the New

  • It Rains Everywhere I Go from Valley Flower

    Valley Flower, an Austin, TX-based band, drops a single today. It is their version of It Rains Everywhere I Go, based on Lynn Morris's rendition from her 1995 Rounder Record, Mama’s Hand.  The tune features Rose Lichtenfels on lead vocals, Stegall