Pauli Halme and Jürgen Biller to Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers
Finland’s Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers have announced two new members of the band. Jürgen Biller is their new banjo player, and Pauli Halme has joined on fiddle, taking them to a five piece band. Syren, who has led the group since 1995 on mandolin, shared a brief introduction to his new bandmates. “A talented […]
Christmas gift ideas for your favorite pickers
The turkey’s all gone, the stockings have been hung, and Christmas shopping has begun. If you’re still looking for that perfect gift for the bluegrass musician in your life, here’s a list of suggestions! First, Consider Picks For musicians, a quality pick can make all the difference in tone and playability. Knoxville-based BlueChip Pick offers […]
Opry video of Outrun The Rain from Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland
On December 2, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland performed their hit song, Outrun The Rain, on the Grand Ole Opry with an all-star cast. A music video has been released today of this event, and we are happy to share it with our readers. On stage with the two fiery fiddlers were Cody Looper on […]
Mark O’Connor’s Appalachian Christmas rolls again
Celebrated fiddler, composer, and violinist Mark O’Connor is marking the holidays again this year with his An Appalachian Christmas tour, featuring his wife, fellow fiddler Maggie O’Connor. This year they will be performing music from their new album, A Christmas Duo, released last month. It contains 13 newly-recorded tracks of holiday favorites like Christmas Time’s […]
Old Hickory from Andy Leftwich
It’s always a good time for a fiddle tune, and that’s just what bowmeister Andy Leftwich has brought for his latest single with Mountain Home Music. It’s a new one he put together called Old Hickory, with a Texas feel and a little bit of a twist, that Andy says just dropped into his lap […]
Congratulations Samantha and Josh!
Samantha and Josh Berry on their wedding day (11/22/25) – photo © Shelby Lynn Photography Samantha Snyder, former fiddler and vocalist with Darin & Brooke Aldridge, and Josh Berry, former bass player with Appalachian Road Show, were married this past weekend in North Carolina. Their wedding was held November 22 at the Solid Rock Baptist […]
No-See-Um Stomp from Deanie Richardson & Kimber Ludiker
Deanie Richardson and Kimber Ludiker are not simply two of the finer fiddlers working in and around bluegrass, they each also lead award-winning all-female supergroups. Deanie fiddles with Sister Sadie, and Kimber with Della Mae, though both are also involved in a great many additional projects on the side. One such is the twin fiddle […]
Vi Wickam releases The Thanksgiving Album
Every year around this time we are inundated with Christmas music here at Bluegrass Today. We won’t be sharing any of it for a few more weeks, but be assured, it’s coming. It seems that bluegrass folks really love Christmas time, and that includes the artists, songwriters, and record labels that create it. But we […]
Randall Franks inducted into Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame
Randall Franks with Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame Directors LaDonna Ray and Shirley Maule On October 25, Randall Franks was inducted into the Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Seaplane Opry House in Moultrie, GA. Franks, a Georgia native, is best known to the world at large for […]
Diary Of A Fiddler #2: The Empty Nest – Darol Anger
A seminal figure in the world of modern bluegrass, Darol Anger has shared his talents with any number of essential outfits over the past few decades — among them, Republic Of Strings, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, Montreux, Psychograss, and others too numerous to mention. In addition, he’s Professor Emeritus at […]
