A pair of bluegrass acts on opposite ends of the stardom spectrum have announced new representation this week. Dailey & Vincent can plainly be described as superstars in bluegrass music, with album sales, awards, and touring success to back it up. Sleepy
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Clay Hess has seen the light
I Saw The Light is the name of the first single from The Clay Hess Band's upcoming debut CD. And no, it's not another cover of the Hank Williams classic. It's a new song from Craig Market and Wayne Winkle, in
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Shady Green from Edgar Loudermilk
Mountain Fever has a new single today from an upcoming album by IIIrd Tyme Out bassist/vocalist Edgar Loudermilk. Edgar will remain a big part of IIIrd Tyme Out's success, and records side projects to highlight his lead singing and songwriting prowess.
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Happy news from Jayd Raines
When we reported last week that Randy Barnes was taking over on bass with Marty Raybon, we wondered what had become of Jayd Raines, who had just joined the band earlier this year. We caught up with him over the weekend,
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New single from Mark Houser
Mark Houser is releasing a new single to radio on Tuesday. It's the title track to his 2012 Rural Rhythm album, Uneven Road, which we reviewed earlier this year. This appealing singer and songwriter is supported here by A-list pickers. Cory
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Story Behind the Song – Crossing the Bar
Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote Crossing the Bar in 1889, three years before he died. The poem describes his placid and accepting attitude toward death. Although he followed this work with subsequent poems, he requested that Crossing the Bar appear as
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Rural Rhythm announces Rural Roots Digital
Rural Rhythm Records is launching a new series of classic bluegrass reissues for online download which they are calling Rural Roots Digital. The first two re-releases include timeless albums from Red Smiley and The Bluegrass Cutups, and fiddler Curly Fox. When
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Randy Barnes to Marty Raybon
Randy Barnes is the new bass player with Marty Raybon & Full Circle. He has been out with the band since April 28, and is also participating in the harmony singing. He joins Chris Wade on banjo, Zach Rambo on mandolin,
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Introducing the Cherry Pickers
The Cherry Pickers are a new young bluegrass group in the San Francisco, CA area featuring Isaac Cantor on banjo, Riley HIll on guitar, Rich Kearns on mandolin, and Leo Suarez on bass. Their goal is to write and record their own music, walking the
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Stormy Horizons for The Expedition Show
Today (5/14) marks the release of Stormy Horizons, a new CD project from The Expedition Show, on Mountain Fever Records. Fans can hear the entire record this week on Sirius-XM's Track-by-Track with Kyle Cantrell, starting on Wednesday (5/15) at 11:00 a.m.