Pinecastle Records has released the first single, Old McDonald Sold the Farm, from the upcoming album by Mark Newton and Steve Thomas, Reborn, scheduled for release on April 30. The lively song, the opening track on the album, was written by Kenny Boudrea,
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Life without Earl
This tribute to Earl Scruggs on the anniversary of his passing is a contribution from Jim Mills, a life-long student of Scruggs-style banjo, and a serious collector of the sort of pre war Gibson banjos that Earl played. Jim also
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Doyle to Take Roads Well Traveled with new release
Despite his proper status as a bluegrass icon, IBMA Hall of Famer Doyle Lawson is an everyday kind of guy. Taught to work hard for what you earn in life, he has been able to reach the top of the
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New single from Terry Baucom
Banjo man Terry Baucom has a new album coming soon on the John Boy & Billy label. Like his 2011 project, In A Groove, this as yet unnamed record will feature Bauc on the five along with an all-star cast
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40 years in, Marty Raybon has no intention of stopping now
Like the name of his band, Marty Raybon has come Full Circle. From starting out as part of a bluegrass family band with his brothers in the early ‘70s, to riding the wave at the top of country music fame
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New Snyder Family album on the way
North Carolina's mega-talented Snyder Family has released this brief video announcing the Spring release of their fourth album, Building Bridges. Those who have watched Samantha and Zeb Snyder since they were quite young will get a kick out of seeing
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Mizzone boys at TED 2013
As we mentioned last month, the pickin' Mizzone brothers, otherwise known as Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, were invited to perform at the 2013 TED Conference in California. A sub-theme of this year's event was contributions from special young folks around the
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Nick Keen to Clay Hess
The Clay Hess Band has announced their newest member, Nick Keen, who will play mandolin with the group. He steps in for Ryan Moyers, who turned in his resignation earlier this year. Nick joins Clay and his son Brennan Hess on
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New Live Album from Balsam Range
Mountain Home Music has announced the release, yesterday, of a live album by Balsam Range, Live at the Altamont. It was recorded on January 18th and 19th at Asheville, North Carolina’s premiere listening venue, the historic Altamont Theatre, in Ashville. It
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Making My Way To You from Chris Henry
Chris Henry, Nashville multi-instrumentalist and man-about-town, has released a new solo project. Well, it's almost a solo project. He did play all the guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, and drums, wrote and sang all the songs, and engineered and produced it all