Sister Sadie banjo picker Gena Britt has a new single this week for Mountain Home Music, just in time for Father's Day. He Likes To Fish is one Gena wrote and sings, a sweet remembrance of her own father who she
Author: John Lawless
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers to Advance Artist Support
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers have announced new booking representation, signing on with Advance Artist Support during their 30th year as a touring bluegrass band. Advance is a boutique agency focusing on the needs of bluegrass and niche acoustic acts,
Tossing & Turning from Brand New Box of Matches
Brand New Box of Matches comes from Knoxville, TN, writing and recording their original bluegrass music from their own home studio. The basis of the group is the duo of Ryan Hardison on banjo and guitar, and Elizabeth Sherman on bass.
Tony Rice Backwaters returns to vinyl
Backwaters, the stunning 1982 album from The Tony Rice Unit, is being reissued on vinyl this September by Craft Recordings. Recorded with one of Tony's most highly-acclaimed ensembles, the album reached even further into the jazz side of Rice's new acoustic
Earl Scruggs Music Festival adds Battle of the Banjos
New this year at North Carolina's Earl Scruggs Music Festival in late August is a talent competition they are calling Battle of the Banjos. The title is a nod to their namesake, but in fact, no banjos need be present
Caroline Owens to Main Attraction Management
Fast-rising bluegrass singer and songwriter Caroline Owens has signed with Main Attraction Management for exclusive representation. The company is run by experienced bluegrass booker Laura Mainer, who currently serves top artists like Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, Danny Paisley &
Angeline – new single by From The Dirt
From The Dirt is a bluegrass/Americana group from Frederick, MD with a new album, Colored Edge of Memory, coming later this month. A second single is set to drop tomorrow, which we are pleased to premiere this morning. The band consists
Braeden Paul’s new radio show on KNON Now
Bluegrass music is coming to KNON Now, the streaming affiliate of the legendary KNON FM station based in Dallas, TX, featuring our own Braeden Paul, a longtime correspondent and reviewer here at Bluegrass Today. Beginning on July 4, he will host Braeden's Bluegrass
Bend in the Road from East Nash Grass
East Nash Grass' new single from Mountain Fever Records is a doozy, another of their gritty and greasy original songs that blur the lines between old time and bluegrass music. Bend in the Road, written by mandolinist Harry Clark and banjo
I’ve Just Seen A Face from Val Storey
Mighty Cord Records has released their first single for Nashville songstress Val Storey, their most recent signee. It's her new bluegrass cut of I've Just Seen A Face, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, but mostly Paul McCartney, and recorded