West Virginia's Chandler Beavers, currently mandolinist with Caleb Bailey & Paine's Run, has released a debut single from his upcoming album, an original instrumental titled Commencement. Written in the basic fiddle tune style, Chandler takes it for a jammy turn after
John Cowan, who earned his bluegrass stripes as the lead vocalist with New Grass Revival, has announced a short run of shows this year during his off time with The Doobie Brothers. During February he will be out with John Cowan's
Flooding is a recurring problem for many people in California, and this week's incidence caught banjo player and well-known west coast bluegrass personality Frank Solivan Sr on Monday morning as he was returning home. According to his son, Frank Solivan II,
Pinecastle Records has released a music video for their current single with the King James Boys, Walk on Faith, the title track of their latest project. Walk on Water was written by Paula Breedlove, Brad Davis, and John Mathis Jr, based
Morning Glory Music has a new single this week from The Churchmen, I Know He'll Let Me In, another from their upcoming album, Shadow of the Cross. The Churchmen have been carrying the bluegrass gospel flag for more than three decades
The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) has announced the nominees for their 2023 National Bluegrass Awards. These awards will be decided by voting that takes place during the SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville over January
Back in the 1990s, one of the most popular young bluegrass acts was a band called New Tradition. Over their roughly ten year tenure, a number of now veteran artists were part of this group as adventurous young players and
Big news last week for one of the few nationally-syndicated television programs that regularly features live bluegrass music. Song of the Mountains, produced this past 18 years in Marion, VA, was awarded a grant of $120,000 from the Virginia Tobacco
Gaither Music is about to release Listen To The Music, a second album from Brothers of the Heart, the bluegrass gospel superstar singing group consisting of Bradley Walker, Jimmy Fortune, Mike Rogers, and Ben Isaacs. It is the followup to
Australian bluegrass singer Kristy Cox, now living in Nashville and recording for Billy Blue Records, has been named as an inductee into the 2023 Hands of Fame class. The award was announced today at the 51st Toyota Country Music Festival
