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The Kruger Brothers doing soundcheck at the Opry - photo © Margaret Willows Two weeks ago today, August 6, was a red letter day for The Kruger Brothers. Siblings Jens on banjo, and Uwe on guitar, along with longtime bassist Joel

Two of our favorite contemporary bluegrass singers, Greg Blake and Amanda Cook, have paired up for a grass-style remake of the country classic, Out of Control Raging Fire. Long time country radio listeners will remember the 1992 original cut of this

True Lonesome Records has released a second single from their upcoming Fiction album with John Cowan. It's one John wrote with label head Eddie Sanders and Scott Vestal called Gotta Go Now, which has a pronounced New Grass Revival vibe. With

Following on the success of the John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project in 2020, a recording featuring top fiddlers playing tunes found in the massive collection of the late John Hartford, the family of the hugely influential musician has announced that

This dropping two singles at a time thing looks like it's becoming a trend. But no one's complaining about more music! This time it's Nashville singer, songwriter, and banjo player Brenna MacMillan, who for the past several years had a band

Bobby Hicks with a fiddle he bought from Birch Monroe - photo © Lincoln Hensley Fiddler Bobby Hicks, surely among the most celebrated and enduring musicians to ever play bluegrass music, has died from complications of heart disease. After suffering a

Bonfire Music Group has a second single from Irish-born singer and songwriter Áine Burns, taken from her upcoming debut project with the label. Produced by her husband, fellow native Irishmer and label mate, Danny Burns, it perfectly reflects their take

Cincinnati bluegrass vocalist, bandleader, and radio host Katie Laur died on August 3. For 27 years she had hosted Music From The Hills Of Home on WNKU, an NPR affiliate station broadcasting from Northern Kentucky University. She started at the station

Bluegrass singer Amanda Cook has so much new music, she's releasing it in pairs! Mountain Fever Records has not one, but two new singles in August for this Florida-born vocalist, now a transplanted Virginian. The label thought so much of Cook

Billy Blue Music has announced the promotion of Joe Dan Cornett to Director of Publishing for the company. He had previously served as head of Billy Blue Publishing. For the past two years he has been involved with the Daywind Music