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Longtime sideman Clay Hess is out with his third solo project, due for wide release during IBMA later this month. Rain finds Hess in his most familiar role: scorching the guitar, on both lead and rhythm. Since first hitting the national bluegrass scene with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder in 1999, flatpick fans have recognized [...]
Mountain Roads Recordings has set a November 15 release date for Close Kin, a new hybrid project that marries bluegrass and old time musicians in close collaboration. It's no coincidence that the announcement comes on the heels of the Galax Old Fiddler's Convention, as the album takes its inspiration from the commingling that occurs there [...]
We posted back in April about Fanning The Fire, a short documentary film about bluegrass music that was produced in association with the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation in Texas. The film follows Texas teen Lucas White in his bluegrass adventure from a novice picker to taking the stage at a major festival over the course of [...]
Tommy Webb is a fine bluegrass singer and songwriter from Bill Monroe's native state of Kentucky who has a special Monroe tribute song to honor Big Mon's 100th birthday this year. Webb has gained some notoriety for his clever original songs and adaptations in the "songs about bluegrass" sub-category. His first was a reworking of [...]
Here’s some discouraging news for any bands hoping for a turn in the spotlight during the 2012 IBMA awards show. The Boxcars, early favorites in a number of categories this year, are heading back to the studio next month and hope to have a new CD ready to sell by late fall – in time [...]
Clay Hess, guitarist and vocalist with Sierra Hull & Highway 111, is the latest bluegrass artist to take to Kickstarter for crowdsourcing of his new project, Rain. In this case, Clay is looking for his fans and friends to help raise the $3000 he estimates he will need to finish up his upcoming solo album. [...]
Fanning The Fire, a new short documentary set to enter this season's film festival circuit, uses the passion and excitement of a young Texas picker to demonstrate to audiences of any age what bluegrass music is all about. Though it features snippets of interviews and live performances from noted artists like Dan Tyminski, JD Crowe, [...]
Big news from Big Sexy... Adam Steffey and his wife Tina are expecting twins in November. The Boxcars mando man and his banjo pickin' wife were married in May of 2008. Their happy news caused Adam to suggest that a family band was in their near term future. "We are both extremely excited. Tina and [...]
Kenny Smith shares some thoughts about his upcoming instrumental album on Gat 3 Records in this new video, which also includes comments from Adam Steffey, Barry Bales and Glenn Tabor of Gat 3. This all-instrumental project will be his first guitar record in more than 10 years.
Also completing a solo project for a Spring release is flatpicker extraordinaire Kenny Smith. The as-yet untitled album will be released on the new label recently founded by Gat3 studios, where Kenny has been recording since his departure from Lonesome River Band. Smith is among the more recorded guitarists in recent bluegrass history. He took [...]
