Willow California fiddler, Mikki Feeney is no stranger to the Northern California camp and jam scene. I first came across Mikki wandering the grounds of the California Bluegrass Association Spring Campout at the Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds. This year the
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CMH releases classic Benny Martin album in digital form
CMH Records has made a digital version of another of their classic bluegrass recordings available online, this time an LP from almost 50 years ago from Benny Martin, one of the largest personalities in bluegrass and country music. It's his Turkey
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Ranelle Dietrich of The Arizona Wildflowers to make her Opry debut
15 year old Ranelle Dietrich, mandolinist with her family band, Arizona Wildflowers, has plans for the best 16th birthday party a young bluegrass musician could imagine. She is scheduled to make her Grand Ole Opry debut that day, August 31
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Welcome Lydia Burwell!
Stephen Burwell, fiddler with Authentic Unlimited, is celebrating more than just a new single this week. He and his wife, Haley, are overjoyed to welcome their first child, a baby girl named Lydia. Lydia Marie Burwell was born on January 18
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Relief fund launched for Glen Duncan
A medical relief fund has been created at gofundme for popular Nashville fiddler Glen Duncan. Just a month ago he suffered a stroke while driving, and has been hospitalized at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he has shown remarkable progress,
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Will You Ever Be Mine hits from Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
Fiddle sensation Bronwyn Keith-Hynes takes another step in her new push to be recognized as a vocalist as well with the second single from her upcoming solo project, Will You Ever Be Mine. As a teen Bronwyn lit up fiddle competitions
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Shelby Eicher to Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
Among the 2024 inductees into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame is Tulsa fiddler Shelby Eicher, who had dedicated his professional career to country, bluegrass, and swing music. Like so many top traditional musicians, Shelby grew up in a musical family,
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Glen Duncan recovering from a stroke
Popular Nashville fiddler, songwriter, and producer Glen Duncan is recovering from a series of strokes suffered on December 20. He is hospitalized at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center where his improvement over the past several days has been described by
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Holiday Songs EP from Luke Bulla
Another fine new project for Christmas 2023 is Luke Bulla's Holiday Songs EP, a collection of four pieces recorded entirely by himself. Luke is a fiddler and vocalist of noteworthy skill and dexterity who, though raised up in bluegrass, tends to
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Finnland from Daniel Grindstaff, with Andy Leftwich
Bonfire Music Group has released a new single for east Tennessee banjo man Daniel Grindstaff, another track from his upcoming Heroes & Friends album, due to drop next year. Daniel earned his bones playing banjo with Jim & Jesse, starting when