• The Boxcars CD this month

    I just heard from Adam Steffey, who tells us that The Boxcars' second Mountain Home CD, All In, is set for release later this month. This much-anticipated sophomore project will feature Adam on mandolin along with fellow Boxcars Ron Stewart

  • Brand New Day from Sweet Potato Pie

    Earlier this week, Mountain Fever Records released Brand New Day, the newest project from Sweet Potato Pie. This North Carolina band combines sincere bluegrass entertainment with a serious message about supporting local farmers and healthy eating. Members include Katie Springer on

  • I Was There – New River Bluegrass

    Pisgah Ridge Records is pushing out a single from Heart On The Run, their recently-released Gospel project from New River Bluegrass. The song is I Was There, a lovely ballad written by Dick Gaskin which showcases the band's vocal strengths. New River

  • 20 Years… 20 Tunes – part 2

    Acoustic Endeavors has released the second of four 5-song digital albums, celebrating the band's 20 years of recording and performing original bluegrass music. In what is becoming more common each year, they have chosen to pop out four of these

  • New Doyle Lawson Gospel CD

    Crossroads Music will release the latest in a long string of bluegrass Gospel albums from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver on March 20. This newest, Sing Me A Song About Jesus, offers 11 new songs from Doyle and the boys, all performed

  • Single hits from The Spinney Brothers

    Canada's Spinney Brothers have a new single, the title track from their upcoming Memories album, due March 13 on Mountain Fever Records. The group is fronted by Allan Spinney on guitar and brother Rick on banjo, singing in the classic brother

  • Jeff Parker CD in May

    Jeff Parker, the very talented and wildly entertaining mandolinist with Dailey & Vincent, is expecting to release a solo project this May on Lonesome Day Records. If you've caught the Dailey & Vincent show live, you know that Parker has a

  • Lou Reid & Carolina go their own way

    Lou Reid & Carolina have a new CD, Callin' Me Back Home, ready to go, with a debut single just released via Airplay Direct. The song is Carolina Moonshine Man, written by Reid, Ray Edwards and Terry Foust. Lou tells us that the

  • Ryan Cavanaugh checks in

    With the spirited discussion about the boundaries of bluegrass music going on in the comments of our recent post, IBMA at the Crossroads, it's timely to catch up with banjo wizard Ryan Cavanaugh. Ryan is a singularly accomplished picker, equally at

  • New Ken Scoggins Gospel CD in the works

    We caught up last week with Ken Scoggins, who reports that he is currently working on a follow-up to his successful 2010 album with Miller's Creek, Once In A Lifetime Thing. That last was a traditional bluegrass record, but Ken says