Bluegrass band news

West Virginia's Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band has decided to go five piece, moving long time banjo picker Troy Stangle to reso-guitar, and bringing 17 year old Rylan Rissler aboard on the five string. Rylan lives in south central Pennsylvania, and has

Ben James - photo © Josh Daubin Ben James, a right handed bluegrass guitarist and singer from Hickory, NC, has been called up to the majors, where he will take the position of tenor vocalist with The Oak Ridge Boys. We all

Well... that didn't take long. Just a week ago we shared that Dale Thomas was stepping away from his banjo role with Hammertowne, and the band already has news about a new member. Brad Powers from Staffordsville, KY, will be the new

Dale Thomas, banjo player with Kentucky's Hammertowne this past five years, has announced that he will be leaving the band at the end of this year. He came in to the band in 2019 when original banjoist Brent Pack took his

David Parmley, surely one of the most popular and influential bluegrass vocalists over the past five decades, is now being represented by Sho-Me Music Entertainment, a boutique agency in Missouri. From his early days with The Bluegrass Cardinals to his on

Virginia banjo picker Jacob Wright, who has spent the past several years working with Larry Sparks, has announced that he will be leaving the Lonesome Ramblers at the end of this year. He tells us that working with Sparks has been

The Kevin Prater Band has announced Bailey Moore as their newest member, joining the group on bass. At only 19 years of age, Bailey brings a surprising amount of experience to his new role, along with a serious bluegrass pedigree. A

This past few years have seen a number of stories about bluegrass vocalist and bandleader Mark Newton, but sadly most were not about new music or new career achievements. They tended to focus on the severe health problems that had

Best Before War, a bluegrass group from Modena, near Bologna in northern Italy, has announced a reformed lineup for the band. Members now include Silvia Nicoletti on lead vocals, Elena Mirandola on fiddle, Andrea Cerè on bass, Marco Pandolfi on banjo

With their performance today at Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies in Gatlinburg, TN, family grassers Williamson Branch will celebrate ten years as a band, and ten consecutive times performing at this festival. Kevin and Debbie Williamson launched a band with their