Happy New Years from your bluegrass pals
There are lots of ways to celebrate the coming of a new year. Some choose to watch the big ball drop in New York City, while others sing Auld Lang Syne. Still others attend a Possum Drop. (Yes, that’s really a thing!) No matter how you choose to celebrate, it’s safe to say that we all […]
Muddy Shoes from Blue Highway
New music from Blue Highway! That’s always worthy of your attention, even now in their 31st year as a touring and recording outfit. Today Down The Road Records has released Muddy Shoes, written by mandolinist Shawn Lane and his frequent co-writer, Gerald Ellenburg. They cut the track at the ETSU Recording Laboratory in Johnson City, […]
Is Now The Time from Blue Highway
The Blue Highway boys may all be in Big Stone Gap, VA right now for their annual Blue Highway Fest, but their label, Down The Road Records, found time to release a new single this week. Is Now The Time shows that in their 30th year, Blue Highway sounds as fresh as they did when […]
Free To Go from Jason Burleson
Jason Burleson, founding banjo man with Blue Highway, has a new single on his own, a rare but special occurrence in bluegrass music. It’s one he wrote with his wife, Courtney, called Free To Go, available now online. Studio assistance came from his son, Jacob, currently with Volume Five, on guitar and mandolin, Blue Highway’s […]
Pickin’ For A Purpose benefit show postponed until January 18
The big Pickin’ For A Purpose concert, scheduled for tomorrow night (January 11) to provide funding for hurricane disaster relief in Greene County, TN, has been rescheduled, postponed for one week because of the snow and ice storm bearing down on the region. We have spoken with the concert promoter, who says that they have […]
Lonesome State of Mind – Blue Highway
If there’s one word that could sum up Blue Highway, it’s consistency. The beloved bluegrass powerhouse has maintained a consistent personnel with only a select few lineup changes over its thirty year history. They’ve maintained a consistently high standard with their signature vocal harmonies and distinctive instrumentalism, and they never fail to bring exciting and […]
Welcome Brody Hultman
Gary Hultman, reso-guitarist with Blue Highway, and his wife, Ashley Nale Hultman, banjo player with Loose Strings, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Brody William Hultman was born on April 15 at 9:53 p.m. at Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, VA. He weighed in at 8 lbs, 6 oz, stretching out to […]
The North Side – new single from Blue Highway
Blue Highway has a new single available from their upcoming Lonesome State of Mind project, their first with new label partners Down The Road Records. It’s one written by mandolinist Shawn Lane, along with his brother, Chad Lane, and frequent co-writer Gerald Ellenburg, titled The North Side. And to keep it in the family vibe, […]
Photos from Day 1 at Blue Highway Fest ’23
ETSU Pride Band at the 2023 Blue Highway Fest – photo © Laci Mack Laci Mack has settled in at Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, VA, and has shared a selection of photos from Wednesday’s action. Three more days to come!
Lonesome State of Mind from Blue Highway
Blue Highway – photo by Dean Groover New music from Blue Highway is always good news, and it’s been roughly three years since we’ve had any. So the release of this debut single from an upcoming album is certainly a bright spot in a chilly December. It’s a hard driving grasser called Lonesome State of […]
