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The Stevens Family made the hop across the mountain this week from West Virginia to southwest Virginia and the studios at Mountain Fever Records. There they signed a deal with the label and started work on a new album. Bass player

Lou Reid has announced that his 20th Anniversary album with Carolina is expected to hit in August. It's a live concert recording, captured in December of 2012 at the famed Down Home in Johnson City, TN, containing 12 tracks drawn

“I like air conditioning in my car! I like the Internet! I like an electronic tuner on my mandolin! You know, things that weren’t available back then. So I feel like in the studio there’s no difference,” Adam Steffey declares.

Bluegrass Gospel favorites, The Churchmen, have released their brand new album, Mercy Road, on Mountain Fever Records. After a hiatus extending to five years the CD is the quartet’s debut for the label. The first single from the album, Bread and Water,

Breckenridge Brewery of Colorado has announced a link-up with jam grass band Leftover Salmon, also from Colorado. The arrangement facilitates the delivery of new recordings from Leftover Salmon exclusively through Breckenridge beers. The band will release four original songs from July to

Dwight Moody, noted fiddler, music businessman, and pastor, passed away this morning at the age of 83. He had developed a respiratory virus in December of 2011 while touring in Europe, from which he never fully recovered, and was living in

Alan Jackson isn't the only country music icon dipping a toe in bluegrass waters this year. Rhonda Vincent had Willie Nelson in to sing a duet with her last night in Nashville. Rhonda says the song is one called Si Si Only

Country music mega-star Alan Jackson has been threatening to cut a bluegrass album for the past few years, dropping hints in interviews and tantalizing the substantial crossover between country and bluegrass fans. When he brought Alison Krauss in to produce his

Chris Jones is a busy guy. On top of his regular gig at Sirius XM and his weekly column at Bluegrass Today, he keeps himself busy writing songs, and recording and touring with his band, the Night Drivers. Sometimes he

Skaggs Family Records has set an August 20 release date for Cluck Ol' Hen, a live album from Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby. The 11 tracks, which combine songs from previous recordings from both headliners, were recorded when the pair