Highly decorated Nashville bassist Missy Raines has a big announcement today concerning her touring bluegrass group, Allegheny. Fiddler Ellie Hakanson, known to bluegrass fans from her five year tenure with Jeff Scroggins & Colorado, is moving from Oregon to Nashville to
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The Blues Are Close at Hand from new Po’ Ramblin’ Boys album
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has announced March 25 as the release date for Never Slow Down, the new album by The Po' Ramblin' Boys, and dropped a new single to whet our appetites. Both celebrate the hard driving original bluegrass sound that
Melodic & Single-String Banjo with Bill Evans
Peghead Nation has announced a new 8-part banjo workshop series with Bill Evans, focusing on Melodic & Single-String Banjo, starting this weekend online. Bill tells us that all levels of skill and experience are welcome for these live sessions, which will
2022 Grammy Awards rescheduled for April 3
The Recording Academy has announced that the 64th annual Grammy Awards will be held on April 3, after having been postponed from its original date of January 31. The January date was moved for fears of COVID contagion, and artists'
If Only video from Yonder Mountain String Band
With a new album set for release next month, jamgrass heroes Yonder Mountain String Band are back on the road, and dropping a new music video for one of the new tracks. It's for If Only, written and sung by guitarist
Graham Talent Group back in business in 2022
Randy Graham has been a familiar figure in bluegrass music for almost his entire adult life. He first hit the national scene as a member of The Bluegrass Cardinals, moving from California to Virginia with Don and David Parmley when the band set
Becky Buller hosting Terry Baucom t-shirt contest
While performing live over the weekend at WNCW in North Carolina, Becky Buller and her trusty band wore special t-shirts made up to honor Terry Baucom, who visited with them in the studio on Saturday. Expecting Terry to stop by, Becky
You Can’t Stop Me From Staying from Jaelee Roberts
Mountain Home Music has released a new single for fast-rising young bluegrass singer Jaelee Roberts, the fourth from her upcoming full length album with the label. Unlike the others, which had a strong acoustic country vibe, this latest is grass all the
Del McCoury and Vince Gill together for Honky Tonk Nights
Vince Gill with The Del McCoury Band - photo by Chris Hollo © Grand Ole Opry Nashville superstars Del McCoury and Vince Gill are singing together on the latest single from The Del McCoury Band. Honky Tonk Nights finds Vince and Del trading
Burning The Midnight Oil from Wolfpen Branch
Lexington, Kentucky's Wolfpen Branch, blessed by a plenitude of songwriters, has a new single today called Burning The Midnight Oil. Founded by Chris Shouse and Arthur Hancock, longtime veterans of the bluegrass and Americana scene and noted songwriters both together and separately,