Calling Me from Eddie Sanders, with Larry Cordle, Shawn Camp, and John Cowan
Singer, songwriter, and label head Eddie Sanders has really pulled out all the stops for his new bluegrass gospel single, Calling Me, on his True Lonesome Records. It’s a song Eddie wrote, and he sings it here with three of his buddies, Larry Cordle, Shawn Camp, and John Cowan. Now there’s you some vocal power […]
A look back at Murder on Music Row
Nobody saw him running from Sixteenth AvenueThey never found a fingerprint or the weapon that was usedBut someone killed country music, cut out its heart and soulThey got away with murder down on Music Row… I bet you sang part of that, didn’t you? With some of the cleverest lines of any song from the […]
Fox Chase drops for Larry Cordle
Larry Cordle, the Mighty Cord himself, has another new single from his seemingly inexhaustible imagination. This time it’s Fox Chase, a remembrance of an ancient tradition he experienced as a youngster growing up in Kentucky. “I wrote this during the pandemic. Fox hunting Appalachian-style is a far cry from the English version of men in […]
Val Storey to Mighty Cord Records
Larry Cordle has announced the signing of seasoned Nashville vocalist Val Storey to his Mighty Cord Records, and has released a new single to introduce her to the wider bluegrass world. Cordle, of course, is among the most celebrated songwriters in bluegrass and country music, and a veteran bandleader and artist in our music. He […]
Larry Cordle drops video for Old Richmond Road
Veteran bluegrass hero Larry Cordle has released a music video for his current single, Old Richmond Road, consisting of photographs that visualize the lyrics of the song. Old Richmond Road is a cross between a love song to his beloved wife, Wanda, and a memoir of their marriage and life together. It describes places and […]
Old Richmond Road from Larry Cordle
Larry and Wanda Cordle with You Know Who Old Richmond Road is Larry Cordle’s latest single release, a song he wrote with Amanda Martin about his favorite person. “I wrote it for my wife, Wanda, who is from Clay’s Ferry, Kentucky, which is on ‘Old Richmond Road.’ This song is very close to my heart. […]
Over $11,000 raised at BANDing Together flood benefit show
Blue Debut at the BANDing Together benefit concert in Prestonsburg, KY – photo © Tim Batts On November 23, 2024, the stage was set for an unforgettable night of bluegrass music at the BANDing Together benefit concert, held at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg, KY to raise funds to support he recovery efforts for […]
Songwriters Showcase at Lorraine’s Coffee House
Songwriters Showcase at Lorraine’s Coffeehouse (9/25/24) – photo © Bill Warren Lorraine Jordan, the Lady of Tradition, for the third consecutive year, capitalized on the talent in Raleigh for IBMA to invite a group of leading songwriters in the bluegrass genre to share their talents at her coffee house in nearby Garner, NC, on Wednesday […]
Larry Cordle signs Green River Revue to Mighty Cord Records
For all of its existence, Mighty Cord Records has existed to produce and release music from Larry Cordle, surely among the most celebrated songwriters and artists in bluegrass music history. But a young bluegrass group from Nashville, Green River Revue, has so impressed Cord that he has signed them to his label. The Revue has […]
How Could I Love Her So Much from Larry Cordle
At 75 years of age, Larry Cordle is still stringing together hit after hit in bluegrass music, and after a quick listen, it seems certain that his latest, releasing today, will continue this trend. This time it’s not a new song Cord has written, but a look back to 1983 and the Johnny Rodriguez cut […]
