Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers is one of the most consistent bands in bluegrass music. Whenever they release an album, you know exactly what you're going to get – top-tier, traditional-leaning bluegrass, powered by Mullins's solid banjo and supported by some of the best musicians in the business. The group's newest release, Somewhere Beyond [...]
It's a little early in the year to be making album of the year lists, but I can just about guarantee that once awards season rolls around, Industrial Strength Bluegrass will be a top contender. The Joe Mullins-produced effort from Smithsonian Folkways chronicles the booming bluegrass scene in southwestern Ohio in the early days of [...]
The bluegrass world has been buzzing for months since word went out that Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers were working on an all-Gospel project for Billy Blue Records. Their two previous Gospel albums have been highly praised by fans and critics alike, earning multiple awards from the IBMA. A first taste of this new [...]
Like so many artists in the world of entertainment, whose touring and performance opportunities have been circumscribed this past year, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers have been looking for ways to stay in touch with their fans and friends as we enter the 2021 season. Festival favorites in recent years, they have been stung [...]
Joe Mullins and one of his Radio Ramblers, Adam McIntosh, made the short trip to Springfield, OH earlier this month to present donated instruments to the new Roots Music Club at Global Impact Stem Academy. Through the kindness of Deering Banjos, The Banjo Store, and The Mandolin Store, Joe and Adam were able to see new [...]
Big news this morning from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers. Founding member, Mike Terry, has decided to leave the group after 14 years, and veteran bluegrass entertainer Jeff Parker has agreed to step in playing mandolin and sharing vocal duties. For Mike, the cancellation of touring this year has caused him to re-evaluate his [...]
Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers have just released a music video for one of the songs on their current For The Record project. The song is O-hio, written by Tom Ewing, about the region where the Mullins family has lived for several generations. It celebrates all the reasons Ohioans love their Buckeye state, played and [...]
Last week at the 50th annual Dove Awards in Nashville, Joe and Daniel Mullins received a special honor, the Radio Impact Award, for their work on the syndicated weekly bluegrass Gospel program, Front Porch Fellowship. Joe is the show's host, which his son, Daniel, produces. Both Mullinses are well-known in the bluegrass world, Joe as [...]
Ohio-based banjo player Joe Mullins, leader of the Radio Ramblers, has been playing bluegrass virtually his entire life. His list of achievements—including multiple IBMA and SPBGMA awards, playing virtually every major festival in the country and hosting a syndicated weekly radio show—are a reflection of the hard work and dedication that has driven him to [...]
Here's the perfect song to start a Memorial Day celebration, from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers and their recent appearance on The 615 Hideaway in Nashville. It's a song from their current album, For The Record, called A Folded Flag. Joe explains a bit before they begin in this video. [jwplayer player="7" mediaid="110840"] For [...]