Jamie Johnson returns to The Grascals
In perhaps the most obvious personnel move in bluegrass history, The Grascals have welcomed back founding member Jamie Johnson on guitar and vocals following the recent departure of Chris Davis. Johnson had been involved with the group going back to their earliest days as Dolly Parton’s bluegrass band. He left in 2015 in order to […]
Let’s talk with Kristin Scott Benson
If you mention Kristin Scott Benson, you will nod your head and say, “She is the five time IBMA Banjo Player of the year. She plays with the Grascals.” And you’d be right, but she’s so much more than that. I recently had the chance to sit down with her at the Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival […]
Late season band member changes go into effect – Jeff Parker, Chris Davis
As the world finishes reopening after two years under a global pandemic, bands are gladly returning to the road playing live shows. New bands and new personnel are popping up as the bluegrass community strives for normalcy following their hiatus. Jeff Parker has left the mandolin position in Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers to [...] Small Town America drops for Danny Roberts
Mountain Home Music has a new single tomorrow for Danny Roberts, mandolinist and founding member of The Grascals. It's a song he wrote about a common theme in bluegrass music, which gives the song its name, the loss of Small Town America. Danny says the idea crystallized on a brief road trip not long ago. [...] 15 year old Gibson Davis subs for Kristin Scott Benson with The Grascals
Kristin Scott Benson laid her dad, Fred Scott, 84, of Union, SC, to rest this past weekend. One thing that she didn't have to worry over was the shows that she would be missing with her band, The Grascals. Band mate, Chris Davis's 15 year old son, Gibson, stepped in to sub during her absence. [...] Up All Night – The Grascals
There's something to be said for any group that's been around seventeen years while accumulating ten albums and earning ongoing acclaim and enough awards to fill even the largest trophy shelf. So credit The Grascals with having done just that, while establishing themselves among the foremost players in today's new bluegrass environs. A highly accredited [...] Up All Night drops for The Grascals
Today marks the official release of the latest album from The Grascals, Up All Night, on Mountain Home Music. And we are happy to share the title track with our readers. Chris Davis, Grascals' guitarist and lead singer on this number, tells us that it strikes him, and the rest of the band, as a [...] Kristin Scott Benson – What the banjo means to me today
Anyone who knows her realizes that Kristin Scott Benson is a musician of the highest caliber, as her multiple IBMA Banjo Player of the Year awards can attest, but also that she is among the most thoughtful and intelligent people in our industry. Her involvement with The Grascals this past 12 years has cemented her [...] Track Premiere: Not That Far Along from Bluegrass at the Crossroads
Mountain Home Music Company has released another single from their compilation project, Bluegrass at the Crossroads. Their concept for this album has been to match artists from both the traditional and more contemporary bluegrass communities, in many cases who have never played together beforehand. This latest finds Chris Davis, guitarist and vocalist with The Grascals, [...] Thankful – new single from The Grascals
Mountain Home Music has released another single from The Grascals, a heartfelt message of gratitude for blessings received entitled Thankful. This song is conveyed with an easy-going, acoustic country vibe, set off by tasty banjo from Kristin Scott Benson and the tight vocal harmonies we have come to expect from this group. Guitarist and vocalist [...] 