Crandall Creek, a multi-generational bluegrass band based in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, has accomplished one of the rarest feats in the music industry - harder even than keeping a family band together as the siblings become adults. They have evolved
Author: John Lawless
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Bluegrass Jamboree in Pine Mountain, AL
While we all enjoy the big festivals and indoor concerts where we can see our favorite touring artists, sometimes the best fun is to be had at local bluegrass association meets, or small town market events like the monthly get
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Aaron Burdett joins Steep Canyon Rangers
Following the departure of founding member Woody Platt, Steep Canyon Rangers have announced that singer, songwriter, and guitarist Aaron Burdett has joined the band. The Rangers, who started life as a traditional/original bluegrass band while the founders were in college, have
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Can’t You Hear It Callin’ wins Podunk Songwriters Contest
Earlier this month during the 25th annual Podunk Bluegrass Festival in Goshen, CT, the winners of their Podunk Songwriters Contest were announced for 2022. First prize went to Stan Keach and Jeff Trippe for Can't You Hear It Callin', a song
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Remember Me – first single from the Bibelhauser Brothers
Oh no... there's two of them! Bluegrass fans have known Aaron Bibelhauser for some years, especially in central Kentucky, where his radio program, Bluegrass Evolution, airs every weekend on WFPK. He is also a noted bluegrass songwriter whose songs have been
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Earl Scruggs Center acquires Earl’s Ruben banjo for new exhibit
Earl Scruggs playing his Jim Faulkner Mark V Ruben banjo with the Earl Scruggs Revue The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC has acquired a custom banjo made for Earl Scruggs by Jim Faulkner for their newest exhibit on the Earl
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IBMA announces 2023 Leadership Bluegrass Class
The International Bluegrass Music Association has today announced the 2023 class for their annual Leadership Bluegrass program, an intensive three-day course for industry professionals, held in Nashville in early spring. 25 applicants are chosen in a competitive process, based on potential
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Put Yourself In My Place from Jackson Hollow
Mountain Fever Records is closing out the month with a new single from Canadian grassers Jackson Hollow, their remake of the 1991 Pam Tillis number, Put Yourself in My Place, written by Carl Jackson and Pam Tillis. Back in '91 Tillis
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River Full of Blues – new single from Darren Beachley
Turnberry Records has dropped a new music video today for bluegrass singer and reso-guitarist Darren Beachley. Bluegrass fans remember Darren from his time with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, followed by a stint with an all-star band he assembled called the Legends
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Small Town America drops for Danny Roberts
Mountain Home Music has a new single tomorrow for Danny Roberts, mandolinist and founding member of The Grascals. It's a song he wrote about a common theme in bluegrass music, which gives the song its name, the loss of Small Town