The Denver-based quintet that goes by the descriptive handle, Pick & Howl, makes a formidable impression courtesy of their new album, Country Symphony, a set of songs that find them firmly entrenched within today's populist and progressive bluegrass genre. Like
Frank Poindexter honored at the 2025 Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival always kicks off the year's big bluegrass events. It is a great way to your new year. Sherry Boyd keeps all of
Darin & Brooke Aldridge have continually captured the attention of audiences with their signature vocal harmonies, along with their chemistry, as both a married couple and performing artists. Their tenth release, Talk of the Town on Billy Blue Records, is a collection
Although harmonica is far more closely associated with blues than it is to bluegrass, Art Stevenson proves it can provide a perfect fit regardless. Although he’s also made his mark as a guitarist, vocalist, producer, and bandleader for the past
Rebecca Frazier is a tour de force in every sense of the word. Not only is she a skilled singer and songwriter, but is also a stout flatpicking guitarist. Frazier's latest release, Boarding Windows in Paradise on Compass Records, captures all of
This past Saturday, Authentic Unlimited hosted their first of soon to be many annual Christmas shows at the Field of Dreams Activity Center in Dandridge, TN. Before the show, Jerry Cole's longtime friend, John Williams, led off with a reading of
At first, any attempt to turn Bob Seger's classic catalog into some sort of bluegrass bedfellows might seem somewhat misguided at best. After all, the two are certainly distant cousins. Never mind the fact that the transition worked well when
Authentic Unlimited's holiday album, Christmas Time Is Here, their third release on Billy Blue Records for 2024, is gaining momentum and drawing more attention to this award-winning quintet. Jerry Salley, A&R/Creative Director at Billy Blue Records, bragged a bit on the
Primarily known to listeners as a long time member of Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, mandolinist Mark Stoffel has consistently created new, inventive compositions for his instrument. His third solo release True Tones on Mountain Home Music contains a dozen instrumental
Byron Hill can claim an impressive backstory. His songs have graced no fewer than 100 gold and platinum albums and singles, earning him ten ASCAP awards and 36 US and Canadian top-ten hits, as well as hits in many international markets.
