In the Christmas, didn't-know-you-needed-this-until-you-saw-it department... Foggy Mountain Spaceship, a banjo trio from Colorado, has recored a version of Vince Guaraldi's Linus and Lucy from the soundtrack for the 1965 Peanuts animated special, A Charlie Brown Christmas. I'm not sure if youngsters these
Pinecastle Records has another new track from the Edgar Loudermilk Band, a gospel single called The Banks of the River. It's part of what will be double release for the band coming in '24, with a full secular project and
Colorado's Orchard Creek Band has a new single on offer this month, one written by their mandolinist Kevin Slick and Virginia songwriter Mike Mitchell. Listening For Your Call manages to take a tragic and melancholy situation, and turn it into an
Arkansas bluegrass artist Pam Setser has been singled out for special notice, and will receive the 2024 Arkansas Governor's Arts Award for her lifetime's work in traditional music, and for her work in Arts Community Development in the state. Bluegrass's know
McCoury Music has announced February 16 as the release date for their first album with The Price Sisters, and have a third single to share from them this week as well. Between The Lines is the name of the record, and
Rick Dollar has once again prepared a special Christmas Extravaganza episode for his radio program, which will air over this weekend on affiliate stations across the US. Returning to host with Rick is Becky Buller, making her third appearance on the
Adam and Aaron Bibelhauser aka, The Bibelhauser Brothers, from Louisville, KY, have released a live album called, surprisingly enough, Bibelhauser Brothers Live. It's a follow-up to their Close Harmony project, that came out earlier this year. Aaron and Adam are identical
Another fine new project for Christmas 2023 is Luke Bulla's Holiday Songs EP, a collection of four pieces recorded entirely by himself. Luke is a fiddler and vocalist of noteworthy skill and dexterity who, though raised up in bluegrass, tends to
If you need a last minute Christmas gift for the flatpicking guitar nerd on your list, David Grisman's Acoustic Disc and Acoustic Oasis Downloads may have just the thing. They have just released a live set by The Rice Brothers, recorded
Tommy Webb - photo © B Chord Photography 615 Hideaway Records has two new singles this month for Kentucky grasser Tommy Webb. One is a Webb original, and the other a gospel favorite. Daddy Was The Backbone is one Tommy wrote about
