Brand New Whippoorwill from Junior Sisk
We all know how important timing is in music. But there’s a different sort of timing that matters in terms of the music industry, like picking the right time to release a new song to the market. Junior Sisk and Turnberry Records just hit the nail on the head with their new single, Brand New […]
Junior Sisk sets 2027 retirement date
Junior Sisk, one of bluegrass music’s most beloved singers, bandleaders, and personalities over the past several decades, has announced a retirement date. But not to worry; he’ll be on the road performing all of next year, and most of the following. He shared this statement with us explaining his decision. “After nearly 40 years touring […]
Billy Strings traces Long Journey Home to bluegrass
Billy Strings Keynote address at World of Bluegrass 2025 – photo © Austin Scelzo To hear Billy Strings tell the remarkable story of his musical story, he never left bluegrass, but bluegrass almost left him. Strings kicked off World of Bluegrass 40, in IBMA’s first year in Chattanooga, with a keynote address that was part […]
It’s All Fun and Games – Junior Sisk
Junior Sisk could sing the telephone book and make it sound lonesome. Add in the buttery smooth harmonies of Heather Mabe and a killer band with Johnathan Dillon (mandolin), Curt Love (bass), Tony Mabe (banjo and harmony vocals), and a guest appearance from Don Rigsby, and you know it’s gonna be a great bluegrass album! […]
Where Love Goes To Die from Junior Sisk
There are a few sure things that predict an outbreak of lonesome in bluegrass music. One is the name Junior Sisk, and another is a title like Where Love Goes To Die. Put those together and the lonesome quotient is soaring off the charts. This latest single from Sisk on Turnberry Records is dripping with […]
Sweeter Than Tupelo Honey from Junior Sisk
Traditional bluegrass stalwart Junior Sisk, and his fine band, is set to release his first single for Turnberry Records on Friday, March 28, but we have a premiere today for our readers. Sweeter Than Tupelo Honey comes from songwriters Bob Minner and Frank Ray, retailing the joys of country life back home now that it’s […]
Junior Sisk hospitalized with RSV
Traditional bluegrass master Junior Sisk has been hospitalized today with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), following a trip to the emergency room this morning. Doctors insist that he quarantine for the next 10 days, so Junior won’t be able to make his scheduled show this weekend at the Sandy Ridge School in North Carolina. Red Camel […]
What A Wonderful Life from Junior Sisk
Mountain Fever Records has a new single from traditional bluegrass hero Junior Sisk, another from his current If There’s a Will There’s a Way album. This time it’s a charming mountain-style love song, What A Wonderful Life, written by John Michael Keith, David H. Lindsey, and Matthew A. Lindsey, which finds the narrator sharing just […]
Junior Sisk to Turnberry Records
Turnberry Records has announced the signing of Junior Sisk, surely among the most prominent traditional bluegrass artists on the scene today, to a contract with the label. Starting out as a songwriter, penning memorable songs for Lonesome River Band in the 1990s, Junior began to make his mark as a vocalist on the Picture in […]
Old Cold Shoulder – new single from Junior Sisk
Mountain Fever Records has released a new single for Junior Sisk, the final track on his current If There’s a Will There’s a Way album, one called Old Cold Shoulder. Junior, of course, has been one of bluegrass music’s top traditional artists for decades, with all the awards and accolades that go along with it. […]
