Bluegrass recording news

As has already been noted, George Jones had a significant influence on bluegrass music, most notably on those whose voice was still being formed in the early days of bluegrass. Rhonda Vincent has praised him for helping her to find hers. As

Much of Nashville, and all of country music, was absorbed yesterday with the memorial service for George Jones held at the Grand Ole Opry house. Friends and loyal fans turned out to remember this musical giant, who passed away on

Jeff Brown earned his bluegrass cred working for Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers in the mid-'90s. Back then, Jeff handled bass on the road with Sparks, but he is now on guitar with his own band, consisting of very

Compass Records has just released four digital albums of music recorded during the 2012 season of Music City Roots, a Nashville-based radio and television program airing each Wednesday evening from The Loveless Barn. Each of the four is titled based on loose stylistic

It wasn't long ago that Rebecca Frazier was a rising star in bluegrass music. Her band, Hit & Run Bluegrass, had been an invited showcase act at the 2005 IBMA World of Bluegrass, and she graced the cover of the Fall

The Stevens Family Bluegrass Band, from Berkeley Springs, WV, have a total of four CDs, but are especially excited now about their new single, Down On The Farm, produced by Don Rigsby. The song was written and sung by Sissy Stevens, who plays

I don’t know whether there are many fellow Brits who have a deep interest in the American Civil War and much that goes with that era as I do, but Rural Rhythm and Mike Scott and his friends know just

Rural Rhythm Records has announced June 4 as the release for their third album for The Roys, Gypsy Runaway Train. In something of a departure for this brother/sister duo, who have typically recorded their own original music, this new project will

The Farm Hands Bluegrass Quartet is offering a free download of the title track from their upcoming album, In A Country Town, due April 30. The song was written by Daryl Mosley, the band's bass player and lead singer, who says that

Compass Records has announced the signing of bluegrass group The Bankesters to their roster of artists. The label will re-release the band's current album, Looking Forward, to their distribution network on May 28, with a new band project to follow this Fall. The