Route 3 of Purdy, MO has been receiving steady recognition for their firm stamp on contemporary bluegrass music. Their second release, Losing Time, on Pinecastle Records places even more emphasis on that originality. Ten of the album's eleven songs were written by
On the grounds of America's First Family of Bluegrass Gospel Music, The Lewis Family's, home place in Lincolnton, GA, Little Roy & Lizzy held a concert and all-you-can-eat fish fry this past Friday. The ticketed event was to generate funds
First things first. Did the band choose their handle based on the fact that they drink well or simply drink from a well. It really doesn’t matter, given the fact that their seven song EP, Make Good Neighbors, provides an
Sierra Hull at the inaugural CaveFest at The Caverns (10/22) - photo © Alisa B. Cherry It’s nothing short of remarkable that an inaugural festival can achieve perfection on its very first try. We've seen it twice in the past month
October in Oklahoma equals leaves turning from green to amber and orange; however, in Guthrie, OK (which is the epicenter of bluegrass in the state), the definition of fall is the Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival. The brainchild of the late
Worship With Me is a new recording from Vic Graves. Best known for his stint playing dobro with the bluegrass gospel group, New Road, the Speedwell, Tennessee native now performs solo and has released a gospel CD consisting of ten
Martha Spencer’s approach to old time music is as authentic as her life itself. Growing up in the mountains of Virginia, she was raised around various forms of Appalachian sounds. Her life and musical experience has helped her write new
Jim Fraley is honored by Vivian Hopkins at the Granite Quarry Fiddlers’ Convention - photo by Gary Hatley Jim Fraley, North Carolina banjoist and 20-year band member of Deeper Shade of Blue, was honored at 56th Annual Granite Quarry Fiddlers' Convention this
Thomas Cassell possesses a formidable resume. A founding member of the East Tennessee progressive bluegrass band, Circus No. 9, he was accorded the 2020 IBMA Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year award, 2021 National Mandolin honors and, in 2016, the RockyGrass Mandolin
2022 Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, VA - photo © Jeromie Stephens This review of the initial Blue Highway Fest is a contribution from Lisa Brewer, a legal assistant at the fourth-generation law firm of Brewer & Brewer, PLLC
