Jared Hensley to Volume Five
Volume Five has announced Jared Hensley of Weaverville, NC as their new guitarist, replacing Jacob Burleson who had been in that position for several years. An experienced pro at a young age, Jared has stints with several touring bluegrass acts under his belt. Growing up in a family of pickers helped, as did studying in […]
Leave A Light On from Volume Five
Perennial bluegrass hitmakers Volume Five have a new single release with Mountain Fever Records, the title track of their current album, Leave A Light On. As with everything they record, it’s a thoughtful song, this time a ballad written by Grayson Lane and Jerome Nettuno. Bandleader, fiddler, and vocalist Glenn Harrell says that it’s a […]
Leave A Light On – Volume Five
Volume Five may have started at a jam session when it first formed in 2008, but in the years since, they’ve gone on to win some of the most prestigious honors and accolades in all of today’s music environs — among them, two International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards, and nominations for the Gospel Music […]
Nick Keen, Wyatt Harman to Volume Five
Volume Five has announced two new members of their long-running bluegrass band, led by vocalist and fiddler Glen Harrell. Nick Keen has joined up on mandolin, and Wyatt Harman on bass, both experienced young bluegrass professionals who have been active on the scene for some time. Nick is a native North Carolinian who’s been playing […]
Dreams Like That from Volume Five
For their latest single with Mountain Fever Records, Volume Five has chosen Dreams Like That, a lovely song about a man who finds solace from a troubled world in his reminiscences while sleeping. It’s a comforting and comfortable piece that really feels like home. Vocalist and fiddler Glen Harrell offers high praise to the songwriter […]
County Wishing Well from Volume Five
Volume Five is sharing another track from their next Mountain Fever Records as a single, one written by Josh Miller called County Wishing Well. As always, it’s sung by fiddler Glen Harrell, as he relates this piece of historical fiction about a man who lived through some of the biggest events of the 20th century, […]
We Just Disagree from Volume Five
Volume Five has a new single on tap this week, a grassed up remake of a 1977 hit from British rocker Dave Mason. It’s their version of We Just Disagree, written by Jim Krueger, who sang harmony on the original cut, shortly after Mason left the iconic ’60s band, Traffic, where he had worked with […]
You Don’t Care For Me Enough To Cry from Volume Five
Mountain Fever Records has a new single today for perennial bluegrass hitmakers, Volume Five. It’s the first look at their next project, with the lonesome title, You Don’t Care For Me Enough To Cry. Written and originally recorded by John Moreland in 2015, it’s a tender ballad that really tugs at the heartstrings, describing a […]
Restless Heart and a Rambler’s Soul from Volume Five
Volume Five’s latest single from Mountain Fever Records has made a rapid ascent on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart. The first week Restless Heart and a Rambler’s Soul hit the chart, it came in at #26, and now a week later, they are celebrating the #1 spot. The song, written by Mark “Brink” Brinkman, […]
It’s Gonna Get Better drops for Volume Five
Mountain Fever Records has released a new single for Volume Five, the third from their upcoming album, Karma, set to release next week. It’s a song called It’s Gonna Get Better, written by two of the most celebrated songwriters in bluegrass, Craig Market and Tim Stafford. Between the two of them, this pair has written […]
