• Next Bluebird in the Bluegrass Sept 13th

    The next installment of the Bluebird in the Bluegrass songwriter series will take place next Thursday, September 13, at the Bluebird Café in Nashville, TN. The concept behind the series is to shine a spotlight on our bluegrass tunesmiths, while also raising

  • Bridget Kearney exits Joy Kills Sorrow

    Joy Kills Sorrow, Boston's fast-rising alt-bluegrass outfit, has announced the impending exit of bassist Bridget Kearney, who is departing to concentrate on working with her own group, Lake Street Dive. Kearney, who studied jazz bass at Boston's New England Conservatory of Music, is

  • Debut CD from Kevin Pace & the Early Edition

    From the Pacific Northwest comes a new bluegrass band, Kevin Pace & the Early Edition, determined to spread traditional bluegrass in Washington state and beyond. Pace is a Georgia native, whose family performed as part of The Pace Trio, a Gospel

  • Debut CD from Kevin Pace & the Early Edition

    From the Pacific Northwest comes a new bluegrass band, Kevin Pace & the Early Edition, determined to spread traditional bluegrass in Washington state and beyond. Pace is a Georgia native, whose family performed as part of The Pace Trio, a Gospel

  • IIIrd Tyme Out…standing in their field

    Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out are in Nashville today, preparing to sing the National Anthem before tonight's SEC football season opener between Vanderbilt and South Carolina The game will be broadcast on ESPN, with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (EDT). A

  • Claire Lynch to Compass

    Compass Records has announced that Claire Lynch has signed a multi-album with the label, continuing their push to add more bluegrass-related acts to the roster. Other recent signees include The Gibson Brothers, Dale Ann Bradley, Larry Stephenson and Special Consensus. Claire

  • Dixie Bee-Liners take a new tack

    The Dixie Bee-Liners are expanding their sound a bit, adding some new textures and instruments to their stage show. And this same vibe is part of their upcoming CD, which the band has been recording in fits and starts throughout 2012

  • Martha and Mary from Nu-Blu

    Pinecastle has released a single from the upcoming Nail By Nail album, due October 30 from Nu-Blu. This will be the North carolina-based band's first all-Gospel project. Martha and Mary is a retelling of the familiar Bible story, written by Becky

  • Balsam Range to Class Act

    Balsam Range has been announced as the newest artist to be represented by Class Act Entertainment. They join such stellar acts as J.D. Crowe & The New South, The Hillbenders and Mountain Home labelmates The Boxcars and Darin & Brooke Aldridge