It has become a trend in recent years for country and pop artists to take a detour into the bluegrass world at some point in their career. Superstars like Merle Haggard and Dwight Yoakam have gone that way, as have
Author: John Lawless
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Crandall Creek comes riding in with Love The Thrill
West Virginia's Crandall Creek is back this week with a new single, and a new lead singer. Carly Greer has joined the band on mandolin and vocals. She has been singing country music since she was a girl, and made her
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Bayla Davis – experienced banjo picker at 15
If you read our recent coverage of the second annual Abingdon Fiddlers' Convention last month, you will have seen the name Davis pop up all over the youth category winners lists. In fact, Newfound Gap, an old time band made
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Common Ground from Kenny Stinson & Perfect Tym’n
Kentucky grasser Kenny Stinson has been involved in bluegrass since he was in his teens. Those formative years found him playing and singing with his family's group. After several years and ten recordings together, Kenny left the family behind and
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San Joaquin video from Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
A third single is available this week from Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, a real bluegrass barnburner from her soon-to-be-released sophomore project with the band. San Joaquin is a new, old style railroad song which gives Tuttle and her group of
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Awesome Sauce from Russ Carson
Engelhardt Music Group has a new single for Nashville banjo player Russ Carson, the second from his upcoming full-length album. We all know Russ as the banjo man with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, and as proprietor of the very
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Becky Buller and Jim Lauderdale do Reno & Smiley
Dark Shadow Recording has a new single from their next project with Becky Buller on offer, her reworking of a classic from the early days of bluegrass. It finds her paired up with Americana hero Jim Lauderdale for a novel
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I’m Gonna Hurt Her on the Radio – new single from Roxboro Connection
Roxboro Connection is one of many bluegrass artists with a new single released this past few days. This bluegrass quintet from north central North Carolina has recut the Keith Whitley country classic, I'm Gonna Hurt Her on the Radio, with
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Michelle Lee launches new 24/7 bluegrass streaming channel
Popular online bluegrass radio host Michelle Lee has announced a new streaming station, Michelle Lee On Air, which is offering both hosted and randomized selections from the best of bluegrass and country music. The signal is available at no charge,
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Bluegrass giant Bobby Osborne passes
Another major figure in the development of bluegrass music has left us. Bobby Osborne, singer, mandolinist, and one half of the trendsetting and hit-making Osborne Brothers, has died today. He was 91 years of age. From the time he started performing