Today we get the second single from Wood Box Heroes, a new group of top Nashville pickers and singers, from their upcoming independently-produced debut project. The band was assembled by Kentucky-born songwriter and guitarist Josh Martin, who has the unrecognized distinction
Author: John Lawless
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On Banjo – Recollections, Licks, and Solos by Ben Eldridge
Talk about a long time in coming... A book about the banjo music of Ben Eldridge is a great many years overdue. Since 1970, he has been among the most influential banjo pickers in the bluegrass world, through many years as
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Hope – new single from Cup O’Joe
Long time readers will be familiar with Cup O'Joe, an extremely talented young transatlantic bluegrass band, anchored by the Agnew family of Northern Ireland. We've had our eye on them since they were teens, making videos in their parents' home
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When I’m Gone – musical play about Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, and Keith Whitley
The Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood, VA will host a three night run next month of When I'm Gone, a new musical play that centers around that fateful night in 1970 when Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley were discovered by
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Yellow Brick Highway from Irene Kelley
Veteran bluegrass singer and songwriter Irene Kelley, whose every song seems to move up our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart, has a fifth single from her current Snow White Memories album, releasing on March 31. Like all of her songs, it
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Highway of Love drops for Dalton Harper
Skyline Records has released a debut single from Dalton Harper, one of their most recent signees, already an experienced bluegrass veteran as both a singer and a songwriter. A Missouri native, Dalton spent his formative years performing with his family's band,
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Let’s Get It Started from The Cleverlys
The Cleverlys are back with some of their trademark hayseed humor, applying bluegrass accompaniment to pop classics. Over the past few years these rural humorists have found a large audience, both with recorded music and a hilarious stage show, including
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Railroadin’ & Gamblin’ video from East Nash Grass
Mountain Fever Records has a new single this week from East Nash Grass, a group of first call Nashville superpickers who have gone from being Music City's favorite hometown bluegrass band, to an act appreciated by folks all over the
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Bluegrass Musicians for Autism Awareness concert launches in Ohio
The Evans Family Ranch in New Carlisle, OH will be the site for a new bluegrass happening this summer, whose name explains its inspiration and purpose. The Bluegrass Musicians for Autism Awareness concert will be held this year as a
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Foggy Morning Breaking – music video from Alison Brown with Steve Martin
Alison Brown is one of the most highly regarded individuals in our business. As President of Compass Records, she has produced and/or overseen the recording and releases of dozens of prominent projects, in and out of bluegrass music, and contributed