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Mountain Fever Records has released a first single from their upcoming album from Dave Adkins, Right Or Wrong. The song, Blood Feud, is a retelling of the familiar story of the deadly discord between the Hatfield and McCoy families during the Civil War era. The two sides fought bitterly for a generation about divisions over [...]
There’s no doubt that Larry Cordle is one of the great songwriters of the modern era of bluegrass and country music. As many folks in the bluegrass world know, he’s also a fine vocalist and musician. His solo albums and recordings with his band Lonesome Standard Time have garnered several radio hits and IBMA awards, [...]
Since Larry Cordle's last CD release in 2014, All-Star Duets, he's had a rough go. A diagnosis of chronic lymphatic leukemia was delivered last spring, followed by treatment, which slowed progress on his upcoming album, an all-Gospel project called Give Me Jesus. Larry's leukemia is now in remission, and he is proud to announce that [...]
For over 5 decades, Southern Ohio has been a hotbed for bluegrass music, tracing back to the briarhoppers heading north for the industrial boom of the '50s and '60s. Supporting a family sometimes meant leaving your native mountains for the city, but these folks brought their beloved mountain music with them, helping soothe their homesick [...]
The 2016 Musicians Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) festival is taking place this week at the Hoover Y Park in Columbus, OH. Darrel and Phyllis Adkins’ annual event is held in memory of their daughter, Mandy Adkins, who passed away from an inoperable brain tumor in 2000. All of the proceeds generated from the MACC benefit St Jude [...]
There is some sad news this morning from one of our bluegrass heroes. Larry Cordle, the Mighty Cord, has informed his fans that he is going through a serious battle with cancer. Few artists in our music reach the heights that Cord has achieved. As both a singer and a songwriter, he has seen tremendous [...]
When it's time to celebrate, what could be better than a bluegrass festival? That's what the inaugural committee for newly-elected Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin thinks as well. They have invited some of the Commonwealth's top bluegrass performers to help them celebrate following the Governor's inauguration next week. The Frankfort Welcome Party and Bluegrass Festival will be [...]
Volume Five opened Thursday at Rudy Fest 2015 to an appreciative crowd. Their set was washed out by rain last year, but sunshine held for this year’s! Wildfire followed providing some memories of time spent with J.D. Crowe. Danny Davis joined Wildfire and son, Chris Davis, for a couple songs. Joe Mullins and the Radio [...]
The final day of the 2015 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival was kicked off by one of Michigan’s favorite bands, Out of the Blue. Donna Ulisse and the Poor Mountain Boys made their first appearance at the Charlotte festival. Donna’s heartfelt songs keep an audience enthralled. Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time made his first Michigan appearance [...]
“Right now, I think we need writers who know the difference between the production of a market commodity and the practice of an art.” – Ursula Le Guin There are lyrics which transcend the words that are chosen, rising above the ink used and the paper on which they are written. You might say they [...]
