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 […]
Let’s Sing Our Song video from Carter & Cleveland, with John Cowan
A new single from twin-fiddle sensations Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland, Let’s Sing Our Song, is set to release tomorrow, with a music video shot at the Opry featuring John Cowan. It’s a song written by Jerry Reed, which he recorded back in 1975. This track was recorded during the sessions for the duo’s award-winning […]
Opry video of Outrun The Rain from Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland
On December 2, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland performed their hit song, Outrun The Rain, on the Grand Ole Opry with an all-star cast. A music video has been released today of this event, and we are happy to share it with our readers. On stage with the two fiery fiddlers were Cody Looper on […]
Carter & Cleveland – Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland
When it comes to the best of contemporary bluegrass fiddling, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland are two names that likely come to mind. With numerous awards and accolades each, these two masters would often play on each other’s studio recordings, or be impromptu guests on live shows. With a longtime friendship between Jason and Michael, […]
Michael and Jason remember John Hartford With A Vamp in the Middle
Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter have announced a March 14 release date for their duo album on Fiddleman Records, Carter & Cleveland, marking it with a new single courtesy of the great John Hartford. It’s With A Vamp in the Middle, a classic song from John’s breakout 1971 record, Aereo-Plain, also famously cut by New […]
Last Time I Saw Him from Red Camel Collective
Heather Berry Mabe, the 2024 IBMA Momentum Vocalist of the Year, pays tribute to a number of her heroes in Red Camel Collective’s new Pinecastle Records single, Last Time I Saw Him. This new group is an organic outgrowth of Junior Sisk’s powerful touring ensemble. As Junior has been booking fewer shows of late, the […]
Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter talk fiddlin’ on the Opry
The Grand Ole Opry has released a brief interview with Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland, two extra heavy hitters in the bluegrass fiddle world, about their twin fiddle collab album coming next spring. So far three singles from the record have been released, Jason singing Outrun The Rain and Give It Away, plus the two […]
Bloomin’ Bluegrass 2024 – final year at Farmers Branch Historical Park
Michael Cleveland accepts the Bluegrass Star award at Blooming Bluegrass 2024with Rhonda Vincent, Dan Tyminski, and Del McCoury – photo © Randy Watkins The 2024 Bloomin’ Bluegrass Festival, held October 18-19 in Farmers Branch, TX, will be the final such event to be hosted in the city’s Farmer’s Branch Historical Park. After 15 successful years […]
Bluegrass in the Backwoods by Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland
Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland – photo © Emma McCoury Photography Fiddle heroes and close friends Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland have released another track from their upcoming twin fiddle project. This time they call on one of the finest fiddlers to ever draw a bow, Kenny Baker, for a tune that has challenged bowsters […]
Video Premiere: Outrun The Rain at The Opry from Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter
Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland on the Opry (8/7/24) – photo © Emma McCoury Back on August 7, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland trekked out to the Grand Ole Opry for the debut live performance of their latest single, Outrun The Rain. Now, a little more than two weeks later, the song makes its debut […]
