New Gospel Single from Steve Harris

The first single and title cut on Steve Harris’ solo Gospel project is being released today on Orange Blossom Records. Sundown, written by Mosie Lister, is a song Harris grew up with, and the familiarity shows. He sings with confidence and control. The picking is pretty cool, too. Then again, that shouldn’t be surprising. Harris [...]

News from Circa Blue

West Virginia's Circa Blue has seen some changes of late. They have two new members to introduce, Malia Furtado on fiddle and Terry Chism on bass, and have just released a video that mixes live performances from the band with interviews with the members, old and new alike. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="62005"]   The band has [...]

Teri Chism to Circa Blue

West Virginia's Circa Blue has announced that Teri Chism has joined the band on bass. She has been a fixture in the DC-area bluegrass scene for many years, working with Patent Pending and Cliff Waldron & the New Shades of Grass. Upon Cliff's retirement, Teri teamed up with Bill Emerson and has worked recently with [...]

Malia Furtado to Circa Blue

West Virginia's Circa Blue has announced the addition of Malia Furtado on fiddle. She will also share in the vocals with the band. Malia has played fiddle since she was a young girl, and worked with her family's band as well as All 4 Hymn, Blue Light Special, Driving Force, No Speed Limit and Heather Berry. [...]

Circa Blue’s A Darker Blue

The new release from Circa Blue is accurately named. In A Darker Blue, this Northern Maryland trio puts the blues in bluegrass. The title gives a solid hint, of course. Further evidence comes from a glance through the titles of the 13 songs included here – Haunted, Drunkard’s Moan, Dark as a Dungeon, Ain’t Got [...]

More from Gettysburg 2013

Here's another gallery of Frank Baker's images from last weekend's 2013 August Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. Perhaps Frank is a Della Mae fan?  

Circa Blue hunting a bass player

West Virginia's Circa Blue is on the lookout for a new bass player. Guitarist Steve Harris tells us that his brother, Dave, has decided to give up his position in the band due to demands from his 'real job," and the guys are on the hunt for a replacement. Steve says there is no ugly [...]

Day 2 at Pickin’ In The Panhandle

We had big fun today at the Pickin' In The Panhandle festival. Just around noon, a real worm strangler hit the campground, which stopped the show for an hour or so. Things got re-started, but the rains returned time and again until late afternoon when sunny skies reappeared. But the music never stopped completely, as [...]

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