Pickin’ For A Purpose benefit show postponed until January 18
The big Pickin’ For A Purpose concert, scheduled for tomorrow night (January 11) to provide funding for hurricane disaster relief in Greene County, TN, has been rescheduled, postponed for one week because of the snow and ice storm bearing down on the region. We have spoken with the concert promoter, who says that they have […]
Welcome Aiden Miller!
Another bluegrass baby! Congratulations to Adam Miller, mandolinist with Lonesome River Band, and his wife, Bailey, on the birth of their first child. James Aiden Bailey was born on August 24 at 8:33 p.m., weighing in at 7 lbs, 12 oz, and stretching out to 20 inches. Mom and baby are doing well, and Adam […]
More Lonesome River Band photos from Big Lick
Lonesome River Band at the 2024 Big Lick Bluegrass Festival – photo © Laci Mack Laci Mack shared this gallery of photos from last night’s Lonesome River Band performance at the Big Lick Bluegrass Festival. Thanks Laci! We’ll have full photo coverage of the festival next week, as Laura Ridge is on site shooting for […]
Hang Around for the Heartbreak drops for Lonesome River Band
New music from Lonesome River Band is always an occasion to perk up your ears. That’s been true for 42 years now, and today’s release of Hang Around for the Heartbreak does nothing to change the calculation. Sung by the enduring group’s newest member, mandolinist Adam Miller, the song carries a bit of the vibe […]
Blues of the Night from Lonesome River Band
Lonesome River Band has reached way back into the country music archives for their latest single with Mountain Home Music, a song from the 1960s called Blues of the Night. The band has enjoyed a remarkable run, with a three decade tenure as a touring bluegrass act. Members have come and gone over that time, […]
She Don’t Know I’m Alive from Lonesome River Band
More than 40 years after their debut on the scene in 1982, Lonesome River Band is still going strong, leading the way into a second generation of punchy, contemporary bluegrass. More evidence of their staying power comes today with a pre-release listen to their latest single, She Don’t Know I’m Alive. Sung by LRB guitarist […]
Near Mrs. drops for Lonesome River Band
Lonesome River Band has a new single this week, the first since the release of their popular Hey Day album for Mountain Home Music last year. This one reaches back 30 years to a song written by Karl Hasten and Steve Hood, which LRB banjo man and bandleader Sammy Shelor says he rediscovered recently online. […]
Video Premiere: Heyday from Lonesome River Band
Mountain Home Music has a new music video today for Lonesome River Band, the title track of their recently released project, Heyday. LRB has quite a history in bluegrass, starting in the early 1980s, and with 25 albums available online. Current leader, banjo man Sammy Shelor, has been involved since 1990, and performed alongside illustrious [...] Heyday – Lonesome River Band
The Lonesome River Band is truly a unique group in the world of bluegrass music. Having operated under the same name for over three decades, and with a trail of hits leading back to the early 1990s, they are arguably one of the most influential groups on today's popular modern traditional style. Though there have [...] Under The Weather from Jesse Smathers
Jesse Smathers is definitely a bluegrass man. And he comes by it naturally, with both his grandfather and his great uncle, Harold and Luke Smathers, being major contributors to traditional music in Jesse's native North Carolina. In fact, the two were honored in 1993 with a North Carolina Heritage Award. Their influence had a young Jesse picking [...] 