Kentucky’s Never Been This Far From Tennessee from Kristy Cox with Marty Raybon
Billy Blue Records has a new single for Kristy Cox, featuring her in a duet with label mate Marty Raybon. It’s a song from Cox’s current album, Shades of Blue, called Kentucky’s Never Been This Far From Tennessee, written by Kristy’s long time producer and Billy Blue A&R man Jerry Salley, along with Aaron Wilburn […]
Marty Raybon does James Taylor on Millworker
We have mentioned a number of times the production work Tony Wray is doing for the Pinecastle and Bonfire record labels. These are unique, themed projects that pair bluegrass music with unexpected sources, like his recent albums of familiar lullabies on traditional bluegrass instruments, or performing bluegrass-tinged arrangements of Disney classics. Tony's latest is a [...] A Little Bit of Living from Marty Raybon
Marty Raybon has been absent from the bluegrass scene this past few years, spending his time on the road with a reunited Shenandoah, celebrating the 35th anniversary with the country group that brought him to worldwide acclaim. But his return to bluegrass was promised when he rejoined the band, and he's proving it with a [...] Top 50 bluegrass songs of 2021
Here is a look at the most played songs on bluegrass radio for the year 2021. These numbers are compiled from our weekly bluegrass playlist charts, adding total spins for the year to determine the songs played most frequently over the last twelve months. The list has been expanded this year to include the top [...] Blue Railroad Train from Marty Raybon – new Tony Rice tribute album
Barry Waldrep, banjo picker, songwriter, and producer from Alabama, looks to be the first out of the gate with a Tony Rice tribute album since we lost the bluegrass icon last December. He has assembled a large cast of artists from the bluegrass, country, and Americana communities to honor Tony with a special 21-track project, [...] Drip Rock Kentucky – new single from Marty Raybon
Billy Blue Records has released a second single from Marty Raybon's "back to bluegrass" project, which he promised his fans would be coming after he took some time away for reunion touring with Shenandoah. The song finds Marty back in collaboration with his brother, Tim, of Merle Monroe fame, just as they as did as [...] Rick Raybon passes, brother of Tim and Marty
Rick Raybon, older brother of bluegrass and country artists Marty and Tim Raybon, died on July 31 following a bout with throat cancer. He was 63 years of age, had been in declining health for some time, and recently suffered a stroke as well. Longtime bluegrass lovers in Florida will remember Rick during the time [...] Marty Raybon back to bluegrass, signs with Billy Blue Records
When Marty Raybon announced back in 2014 that he was rejoining Shenadoah, the country act that had brought him international acclaim, he was quite adamant in telling us that his bluegrass fans shouldn't despair. He swore that he would be back to bluegrass before long, and he has proven true to his word. Today we [...] Nathan Stanley touring in tribute to Ralph
Nathan Stanley, grandson of the recently departed Dr. Ralph Stanley, has organized a special tribute tour in his honor. The show is being billed as A Tribute to my papaw, Dr. Ralph Stanley. The tour will begin in September, and run for several months. Nathan will be accompanied by a crack band including a number of [...] MACC 2016 kickoff
The 2016 Musicians Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) festival kicked off on Wednesday, July 19th 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 [...] 