Today's the day that Mountain Home Music releases Straighten The Curves, their latest from The Grascals. And to celebrate, they have shared one of the tracks for everyone to enjoy here at Bluegrass Today. It's one from Larry Cordle and Chris Austin, Callin' Your Name, that features Chris Davis, the newest Grascal, on lead vocals. [...]
The Grascals have announced the addition of Chris Davis to the band on guitar and vocals, stepping into the spot vacated by founding member Terry Eldredge, who has decided to get off the road. Davis is a bluegrass guy from way back. Both his father (Danny) and grandfather (Elzie) were lifelong bluegrass performers in and [...]
Who doesn't love Merle Haggard? And good ol' dogs... and Harley Allen? The latest single from The Grascals gives you all of that, plus the superb singing of guitarist John Bryan, with Haggard. It's the true story of a rescue dog that came into Harley's family, and got his name for howling along when he [...]
When The Grascals released the first single from their 2016 album, And Then There's This..., we discovered two new stars in the bluegrass firmament. The song was I Know Better, sung by the band's new guitarist, John Bryan, co-written by Billy Droze. Right away, the combination of that song and that voice pointed to big [...]
Another new single today from Mountain Home Music Company, the latest track release from The Grascals. This time, it's a reworked version The Turtles classic from 1967, Happy Together. Grassed up a bit, John Bryan sings the lead vocals bringing back memories of the Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon song that hit #1 in the US [...]
This past weekend, Terry Smith, bass player with The Grascals, was wed to LuAnn Adams in a private ceremony in Murfreesboro, TN. Both are long time grassers, but from opposite sides of the stage. Terry has performed in the bluegrass world since he was a young man, starting out with his family, and taking jobs [...]
...but only for last weekend. John Bryan threw a kidney stone last week and his doctors advised against traveling, so Jamie hopped back on the bus for a trip to the Sac River Cowboy Church in Springfield, MO on Sunday. From a couple of videos posted on YouTube, all of the Grascals enjoyed having him back [...]
The cover of the new CD from The Grascals shows the six bandmates around a table holding seven coffee mugs. It’s almost as if they’re waiting for you to join them. You can call it truth in advertising. Before Breakfast is a very welcoming – and fun – collection from one of the most consistent [...]
The Grascals are gearing up for their new Mountain Home album release on Friday for Before Breakfast, and to celebrate, the band has offered a sneak preview in the form of the final and more-or-less title track for everyone to enjoy here at Bluegrass Today. Clear Corn Liquor follows the form and melody of the [...]
John Bryan, the most recent member of The Grascals, was wed this past Saturday, August 12, 2017, to Ashlynn Hill in a lovely, late afternoon ceremony at Sterling's Pond in Deep Gap, NC. The couple exchanged vows on a hilltop under a large maple tree, with their beloved Blue Ridge Mountains serving as the backdrop. [...]