Music

There's a new group recently formed in East Tennessee, made up of four familiar faces on the young bluegrass scene. They take their name from a prominent ridge in the region which can bee seen driving along I-81. Welcome, everyone,

Sometimes nothing in this world beats a great old song, one that has survived for generations because people just love to hear it. That's what we have in Jesse Smathers' latest Mountain Home Music single, a new cut of the old

Dark Shadow Recording has a new release for Michigan's Full Cord, their cut of a Luke Gitchel song entitled Annie's Moved On. As you might guess by the name, it's a song of heartbreak, about a man who lost his true

Rodrigo Ruiz, Trevor Gabriel, Nathaniel Grohmann, Elijah Chen, Jason Keiser - photo © Steven Glaze California guitarist and composer Jason Keiser has introduced several new members of his New Acoustic Collective, a group dedicated to performing and recording the new acoustic

We have had occasion to comment several times that a chief reason for the enduring popularity of bluegrass music is its agelessness. And by that we mean that its appeal is not limited to a particular age group, in the

Belgian banjo player Thierry Schoysman has launched a free web site that is dedicated to the banjo style of the great Bill Keith. Titled Bill Keith Banjo Style, the site is dedicated to offering an ongoing exploration of Bill's integrated

The new single from The David Mayfield Parade, Never Knew I Could, is something of a departure from their standard fare. A band known for their madcap stage antics and offbeat sense of humor may not be expected to turn

Even before he was named to succeed Woody Platt with The Steep Canyon Rangers, we had been high on bluegrass singer/songwriter Aaron Burdett for bringing a fresh voice and style into the music with his new songs. They bring in

Long time bassist/vocalist, and all-around popular Nashville personality, Ernie Sykes, died on Wednesday, March 5, of natural causes. He was 64 years of age. Known for his easy-going nature as much as his musicianship, he was a perennial member of Nashville's

Denton, NC's Caroline Owens has literally made the move to Nashville, and today she is debuting her first single, You've Still Got It, on Billy Blue Records. The song, co-written by Jerry Salley and John Pennell, is a perfect match