It's been quite some time since we've had new music from Laurie Lewis. That has been remedied over the weekend, but we have learned that the talented and long established west coast artist has been facing some intense struggles in
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Hang Around for the Heartbreak drops for Lonesome River Band
New music from Lonesome River Band is always an occasion to perk up your ears. That's been true for 42 years now, and today's release of Hang Around for the Heartbreak does nothing to change the calculation. Sung by the enduring
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Old Settler’s Festival makes surprise return
Longtime fans of the Old Settler's Music Festival, held for more than three decades in Dale, TX, are aware of the announcement made last year that property costs and ongoing pandemic issues were forcing them to shut down. But this month
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Bear In The Trash video from Kyle O’Brien
Colorado bluegrass singer, songwriter, and illustrator Kyle O'Brien has just released a charming music video for his new song, Bear In The Trash, based on a true story of how the banjo saved his mountain home from a late night
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Billy Strings makes sizable donation to home state housing project
Bluegrass mega star, fiery flatpicker Billy Strings, is making news in his home state of Michigan, but not for the sold out shows he puts on all over the country. According to Crain's Grand Rapids Business, Billy has provided financial backing
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Ain’t No Sin from Darren Nicholson
Mountain Home Music has a new single on offer from Darren Nicholson, a good old fashioned moonshinin' song from his upcoming second project with the label since taking his leave from Balsam Range. Darren says that this one, Ain't No Sin,
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Bradly Parsons to Chosen Road
Hard working bluegrass gospel group Chosen Road has announced a change in personnel. Josh Hicks, their banjo player for the past three years, is leaving the band to travel with his wife to South Korea to serve as missionaries. Guitarist and band
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The Cards You’ve Been Dealt from Lydia Hamby
Independent bluegrass artist Lydia Hamby, from east Tennessee, has also released a single this month, one she wrote and sings called The Cards You've Been Dealt. She is a recent graduate of the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Roots Music program
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Bob Minner to Billy Blue Publishing
Ed Leonard, Bob Minner, Joe Dan Cornett, and Jerry Salley at Billy Blue Publishing Just a month after Bob Minner, a noted bluegrass guitarist and songwriter, had inked a recording deal with Billy Blue Records, the company's publishing arm, Billy Blue
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Colors from Carley Arrowood
Mountain Home Music is set to release their latest album for Carley Arrowood this week, and is offering a sneak peek at the title track, Colors, for our readers at Bluegrass Today. Colors is a thoughtful song of praise, using the