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Willie Wells & The Blue Ridge Mountain Grass win gospel award
South Carolina's Willie Wells & The Blue Ridge Mountain Grass took a major award recently when they were named Bluegrass Gospel Group of the Year by Christian Voice magazine. This was the second year in a row they have earned this honor. The band is led by the son of the
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Daniel Grindstaff goes Tom Petty with Angel Dream
When we were all listening to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in the 1970s and '80s, who ever thought that so many of his songs would become bluegrass covers. Not me, that's for sure. After several from Dale Ann Bradley and others, the latest comes from banjo player Daniel Grindstaff and
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Lauren Price Napier and her Gilchrist mandolin
Many thanks to Lauren Price Napier of The Price Sisters for allowing us to publish this remembrance of hers. Most of us know the fascination with some ideal that seems impossible to obtain. It could be a vintage Mustang, or some other prized collectible, and it's sometimes an item of no
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Unfinished Bridges – Rock Hearts
While there are bluegrass artists with a strong traditional feel in their sound, there's a select few who can successfully combine it alongside contemporary, original material. New England's Rock Hearts fall into that category without question. The group's third release, Unfinished Bridges, on 615 Hideaway Records, is an excellent pairing of new
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From The Side of the Road… what is this word “retire” you keep using?
In a previous column here, we discussed what careers might be appropriate for a professional bluegrass musician who has taken the daring and rare step of actually retiring. It should be noted that the few bluegrass musicians who do quit the business tend to come back within a few years, or
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Followin’ You from East Nash Grass
East Nash Grass, fast becoming Nashville's favorite bluegrass group, spread a bit of confusion today with their announcement of a new album, All God's Children, expected August 22 on Mountain Fever Records. With that title, many surmised that this was to be a gospel album, but no... as made plain
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2025 Mason Ruble scholarship winners announced
The Mason Ruble Memorial Scholarship, named in honor of the young Kansas banjo player who died tragically just before his 21st birthday, has announced their...
Barry Poss passes
Barry Poss, co-founder and longtime owner of Sugar Hill Records, died just after midnight this morning at the Duke Medical Center in Durham, NC. He...
The Picker’s Guide launches online
A pair of bluegrass pickers in the Boston area have launched a new web site, The Picker's Guide, that is certain to be a useful...
Blue, Blue Rain from Jerry Salley
Every so often we have to remind ourselves that Jerry Salley is more than just a hard-charging and very successful executive with Billy Blue Records,...
2025 Malpass Brothers Bluegrass & Country Music Festival report
The Isaacs and The Malpass Brothers at the 2025 Malpass BrothersBluegrass & Country Music Festival - photo © Sandy Hatley 2025 marks the fourth year since...
Turnberry Records sets up shop near Nashville
Donna Ulisse, Andrea Roberts, Dr. Roy Young, Keith Barnacastle, and Rebekah Speerwith Turnberry Records at their new office space in Lebanon, TN Turnberry Records has packed...
