A bluegrass song about Carolina! Who'd 'a thunk it? That's the title of the first video and single from Backline Bluegrass, recently signed to Poor Mountain Records. It features the fresh young voice of guitarist Katelyn Ingardia, supported by Travis Tucker
Dark Shadow Recording has released a second single from their upcoming sophomore project for The Becky Buller Band, Crêpe Paper Heart. The song comes from Becky, co-written with Tim Stafford, and forms another installment in his wild west collection. Stafford has
Carolina Blue has released a debut music video from their Poor Mountain Records project, Sounds Of Kentucky Grass. Faded Rose has a distinctly throwback vibe, to both the recorded track and the video, recapturing the look and sound of bluegrass in
Bluegrass fans in southwestern Virginia know all about The Crooked Road, the state's public/private partnership to promote tourism using roots and traditional music. Their successful programs have had a direct impact on both local residents who have begun exploring the
Bluegrass is for old people, right? You have to have a five-string banjo and sound just like Earl Scruggs, right? When IBMA says “big tent,” they just mean when folks like the Lonesome River Band and Doyle Lawson use drums,
Late last month we published an article laying out some of the new rules in place for the 2018 SPBGMA national convention in Nashville. Typically held the first weekend in February, this event signals the bluegrass reawakening each year following
When Tim Stafford puts out a new guitar album, people in the bluegrass and flatpicking worlds pay attention. They don't come around very often, and you have to wait for them to hear the subtleties of his playing in a
Mountain Fever Records has released a second single from their newest artist, Amanda Cook, from her upcoming debut for the label, Deep Water. This one is Cook's version of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings' Caleb Meyer, a grisly song of assault
Tim O'Brien has created a live, front porch version of the final track on his current release, Where The River Meets The Road. It's the old time classic, Little Annie, sung along with Jan Fabricius. Nothing fancy, just a fine performance
The family of Jim Rollins will host memorial services this Sunday, September 17, in Greenville, SC. A well known and popular banjo player, Jim was killed last week when a drunk driver rear ended his vehicle, spinning him off the road