Mighty Cord Records has released their first single for Nashville songstress Val Storey, their most recent signee. It's her new bluegrass cut of I've Just Seen A Face, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, but mostly Paul McCartney, and recorded
Author: John Lawless
Billy Gee leaving Darin & Brooke Aldridge
Billy Gee and his wife, Brenda, at World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC Billy Gee, longtime bassist with Darin & Brooke Aldridge, has announced his intention to step away from full time touring in order to spend more time at home
Jody King to Southern Legacy for the summer
The ongoing 2025 tour of Alison Krauss & Union Station has caused another minor disruption in the bluegrass force, with Jody King announced as the fill-in banjoist with Southern Legacy for the duration. Southern Legacy is a bluegrass supergroup which includes
Two new Hot Rize tracks – From The Vault
Hot Rize, circa 1986 - photo © Rick Gardner Photo Hot Rize is back, in a manner of speaking. Two old recordings from this wildly popular group from the 1970s and '80s, one from the vintage group with Charles Sawtelle on
Robert Hale talks bluegrass and bluegrass people
We had an opportunity recently for a lengthy chat with veteran bluegrass vocalist and bandleader Robert Hale, and feel certain that readers will be entertained by his reflections and remembrances over more than 50 years in the music. Currently, bluegrass lovers
Black Smoke Annie from Tidalwave Road
Pinecastle Records' latest single for Tidalwave Road is one written by their banjo picker and lead singer, Ben Parker, about a fiesty female known as Black Smoke Annie. This quartet comes from southeastern Kentucky, and if they have tidal wave troubles
She’s No Angel from C.J. Lewandowski and Del McCoury
Turnberry Records has released a new single from C.J. Lewandowski, featuring Del and Ronnie McCoury, that will thrill traditional bluegrass lovers down to their toes. It's a contemporary remake of a genuine classic from 1959, and the ill-fated partnership between Red
Congratulations to Madeline Dierauf!
Madeline Dierauf, fiddler and vocalist with The Wilder Flower, was celebrated this week with the Key to the City in her hometown of Brevard, NC, along with a proclamation announcing this as Madeline Dierauf Week in Brevard. The distinction came her
The End of the Line from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
With a new album, Lovin', Fightin', Losin' Sleep, due later this month with Billy Blue Records, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers have a new single to share today. Of the project's title, Mullins says that he expects that listeners will
Tijmen Veelenturf launches Bluegrass Zomercamp in The Netherlands
Dutch bluegrass fiddler Tijmen Veelenturf is launching a new instructional camp this summer in The Netherlands. Billed as Bluegrass Zomercamp, it will be held August 29-31 at Camping De Oude Boomgaard near the city of Oudewater in the Utrecht province. On hand