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Freedom, Love, and the Open Road from Lindley Creek
More great new music... Lindley Creek, aka the Greer family of southwestern Missouri, is celebrating the release of their debut album on Pinecastle Records today. Freedom, Love, and the Open Road showcases the group's modern bluegrass sound, assisted by the expert production of Jim VanCleve. With two lead singers and all
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Cherokee Fiddle – new single from Larry Cordle
And now for something completely different... We have all known Larry Cordle as among the greatest songwriters ever to be involved in bluegrass music. He left his mark on the country world as well, with Highway 40 Blues, a mega-hit for Ricky Skaggs, and Murder On Music Row (with Larry Shell),
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Video Premiere: Sally Sunday from Daniel Crabtree
We're delighted to help with a premiere of the music video from Daniel Crabtree for his current single, Sally Sunday. It's a story song, based on true life, about an abandoned orphan girl who was delivered to a convent as a newborn, and raised into a young woman by the nuns
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On This Day #63 – Emma Smith, Back To The Basics
On this day …. On August 7, 1987 Emma Smith recorded tracks for her Back To The Basics LP (OHS 90206) at John Morris’s Old Homestead studio, Brighton, Michigan. It was her fourth album for the label. An excellent songwriter steeped in the classic mountain style of eastern Kentucky, Smith is credited
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Ask Sonny Anything… a bump on the head encore
We are running an encore edition of Sonny's column this week - a second look at his very first contribution over a year ago. Sonny wanted us to make plain that he isn't ducking his commitment to answer your questions today. He took a fall earlier in the week and hit
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Boyd Timothy wins Podunk’s 2020 Bluegrass Festival Songwriting Contest
This year’s bleak bluegrass festival season left both musicians and festival lovers disappointed. While bluegrass fans held out hope that late summer and fall festivals might not have to cancel, one by one festival promoters all reached the same conclusion, large social gatherings were just too risky. Podunk Bluegrass Festival
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Harold Mitchell passes
Harold Michell, bluegrass and old-time music DJ, and MC at Galax Old Fiddlers Convention for many years, passed away on August 5, 2020. Born near...
Video Premiere: Too Wet To Plow from Carolina Blue
One thing's for certain... no one would ever say that Carolina Blue isn't a hard-working bluegrass band. Not only do they run all over the country...
Twisted Pine tangles bluegrass roots while pushing in new directions
While any number of new bands have helped push the parameters of traditional bluegrass, few have done so with more diligence than Twisted Pine. Their...
Track Premiere: Leave It At The Gate from Chris Jones & The Night Drivers
Here's a sneak peek at the new Mountain Home Music single from Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, set for official release tomorrow, August 7. Leave...
Briarhoppers to be inducted into NC Music Hall of Fame
The Briarhoppers, sometimes known as the WBT Briarhoppers, have been announced as among the 2020 inductees into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. This legendary...
Darin & Brooke Aldridge on the Circle Network tonight
Darin & Brooke Aldridge, America's bluegrass singing sweethearts, will be appearing tonight on Circle Sessions at Home, a new show on the Circle Network which...
