Nu-Blu, the husband-and-wife bluegrass partnership of Daniel and Carolyn Routh, has released a third single and video from their upcoming album with Turnberry Records, Where You've Been. This time it's Time (Still On Your Side), written by Bobby Terry and Kevin
Alan Bibey & Grasstowne have announced a new agreement with Main Attraction Management to provide booking representation and artist management. The boutique bluegrass agency is owned by Joe Mullins, and run by Laura Mainer, agent. Bibey will join other top artists
Just as the bluegrass world was digesting the wizardry of young fiddle prodigy Mark O'Connor in the late 1970s, we had to also come to terms with his equality stunning guitar work. He had already won the Grand Master Fiddle
Phil Zimmerman, New England bluegrass musician, photographer, and author of the 2008 photo book, Bluegrass Time, has died this morning. He was 76 years of age, and had been diagnosed with cancer last fall. Raised in the midwest, Phil heard the
Larry Sparks is a true legend in bluegrass music. An icon, a singer's singer, a former Clinch Mountain Boy, and one of the most authentic figures our music has ever seen. So much so, that whenever there is word of
Last month we shared the news that Tim White, sign painter, radio host, and MC of PBS television series Song of the Mountains, was about to embark on another ambitious project. To wit, a large hand-painted mural of The Easter
In Nashville bluegrass circles, one of the most talked about young artists is fiddler Maddie Denton. She has made a name playing at contest and conventions, and with a number of bands in recent years like Zach Top & Modern
Ralph Stanley II has announced a new member of The Clinch Mountain Boys. Young Caleb Shifflett from Orange, VA is joining the band to play second guitar and sing harmony. And when we say young, that is just what he is.
We've had many occasions of late to comment on the maturity of the European bluegrass scene, and it's having grown artistically to a point where the music rivals that of what we hear in the States. Our friends oversees may
Like so many things in our lives these days, the calendar for MerleFest is a bit twisted this year. After canceling the 2020 festival, organizers have moved this year's to the late summer with an eye towards remaining uncertainty about
