It seems we all love Christmas music, and we all love our favorite artists, which makes holiday-themed albums from popular artists a recurring part of the Christmas tradition. The latest bluegrasser taking this route is Jeff Parker, whose strong voice and
Harry Lane, noted boutique banjo builder, and artisan craftsman, passed away early Tuesday morning (7/9) in Savannah, GA after a brief and ultimately terminal battle with brain cancer. He was 72 years of age, born December 1, 1941 as Raymond
Pinecastle Records has announced today their signing of Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, with a new, self-titled album to hit in September. Just in time for the Raleigh, NC-based band to help welcome the bluegrass world to their hometown for
July 30 has been announced as the release date for Healed from Locust Ridge on Rural Rhythm Christian. The members of this East Tennessee quartet are three brothers, Russell, Josh, and Larry Allen, along with close family friend Andy Blalock. These
Steep Canyon Rangers fans have only two months to wait until their next CD, Tell The Ones I Love, is released on Rounder Records. Using time off from their travels with Steve Martin, the guys headed for Woodstock, NY earlier this
Monroeville is half the band it used to be. Over the past three years they've gone from a full, six-piece bluegrass outfit to an acoustic/country power-trio with a grassy edge. Their focus changed gradually since the band first hit in
Furman Roger Wilson, a founding member of the Primitive Quartet, passed away on Tuesday morning, July 2, at the age of 71. The Primitive Quartet was originally founded in 1973 by two sets of brothers—Furman and Norman Wilson, and Larry and
Darin & Brooke Aldridge have another new face in the band. In addition to Becky Buller, who came aboard recently to play fiddle and share in the vocals, they have announced that Tyler Collins as their new banjo player. Tyler is
On Monday, July 1, we posted part one of the story behind the song Three Days in July. In the course of compiling the feature Mark Simos, one of the co-writers, mentioned that he had spoken in some detail about the
Mandolinist and tenor vocalist Chris Davis has been announced as the newest member of Wildfire. He joins Robert Hale on guitar and lead vocals, Curt Chapman on bass, and Johnny Lewis on banjo. Until just recently Chris had been performing as
