• Take Me High from JigJam

    High energy Irish grassers JigJam have a new single, Take Me High, written by their banjo player, Daithi Melia, who founded the band with guitarist/vocalist Jamie McKeogh back in 2012. They cut the track in St Louis, MO, which has been

  • Rounder founders launch Down The Road Records

    Amy Dietz (Exceleration), John Burk (Exceleration), Glen Barros (Exceleration), Bill Nowlin (Down The Road), John Virant (Down The Road), Ken Irwin (Down The Road), Charles Caldas (Exceleration), Marian Levy (Down The Road), Dave Hansen (Exceleration) - photo by Joshua Black

  • Ella Jordan to Cane Mill Road

    Liam Purcell has announced a change in his touring group, Cane Mill Road, involving a fiddle swap at the end of this year. Sam Stage is heading out and Ella Jordan heading in. Purcell launched this group while he was still

  • Rick Faris to Katie K Wrangles

    Katie Kirchner continues to makes waves in bluegrass for her new talent agency, Katie K. Wrangles, by signing singer and songwriter Rick Faris to her roster. This addition marks the third Dark Shadow Recording artist to join the team, following Becky

  • Buck Trent passes 

    5-string banjo picker, down-home humorist, and entertainer extraordinaire Buck Trent passed away in Branson, Missouri, on October 9, 2023 (aged 85).   Charles Wilburn 'Buck' Trent was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on February 17, 1938. He was a precocious talent even

  • Willow video from Sister Sadie

    Mountain Home Music has a new music video this week for Sister Sadie, giving visual energy to their current single, Willow, written by Ashley McBryde. In the video we see the story of this bluesy song, about leaving a misbegotten relationship,