Virginia songwriter Kelley Nelson has released a single ahead of her upcoming album, In The Waiting. The song is The Son is Always With Me in the Mine, written by Sandy Shortridge. Steve Gulley produced the all-Gospel project, which was recorded at his
Tragic news this morning from a bluegrass icon. James King's 18 year old daughter, Shelby Ann, was killed last night in an automobile accident in Amelia County, VA. According to Julie King, James' wife and Shelby's stepmother, Shelby was driving home
This remembrance of a prominent figure in the Dutch bluegrass community is a contribution from Pieter Groenveld. Bé Holdtman: 1943 – 2012 I’m very sorry to report that one of the most productive bluegrass concert organizers in Holland, Bé Holdtman passed away on
The Expedition Show is recording this month, sequestering themselves at Depression Lies Studio in Sevierville, TN. That's the studio owned and operated by Show mandolinist, Alex Hibbitts. The new album will be released on Mountain Fever Records sometime in the Spring or
Nathan Stanley has rushed a single out from his current recording sessions, just in time for Christmas. It's his version of one of his grandfather Ralph's signature songs, Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem, performed in what could only be called the Stanley
Mountain Fever Records has released a very advance single from a Christmas-themed album due in the Fall of 2013. It's a track from Volume Five, a new song from Jerry Salley called Getting Ready For A Baby. It's a lovely ballad telling
Jim Wilder, long-time festival promoter in the Great Lakes region, has passed away unexpectedly. James R. Wilder was born November 10, 1933 in Varmint County, Tennessee to the late James and Martha Wilder. He established the T. J. Drywall Company and ran
Spanish quartet Swing 42 has released a new album that mixes the traditions of bluegrass and manouche, the gypsy jazz style originated and popularized by Django Reinhardt in the 1930s. With tongue in cheek, they describe this hybrid sound as Gypsygrass and Blueswing. Déboucher
Chris Jones & the Night Drivers have been in the studio finishing up a project for Rebel Records, expected by mid 2013. The record will include the two tracks Chris released as a digital 45 in September, If That Was Love,
The Toy Hearts, Britain's fast-rising bluegrass and swing ensemble, has announced plans to spend six months in the United States in 2013. From May through October next year, the picking and singing Johnson family will relocate to Austin, Texas to ply
