Travers Chandler has had a complicated relationship with professional bluegrass. His passion is to write, record and perform energetic and archly traditional bluegrass, with no apologies, and the frustrations of following his muse through personnel changes have found him dealing
Smithsonian Folkways has released a new music video from the recent Seldom Scene album, Long Time. It's set in the studio as they cover their own version of With Body and Soul, a song contained on the very first Seldom
For a great many years, Bryan Sutton has flown under a lot of people's radar. Those 'in the know,' or closely connected to the acoustic music world, recognized the fiery flatpicker as the first guitar gunslinger with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky
As we noted on Sunday, Sleepy Man Banjo Boys were the musical guest on last night's edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live. They performed for a very enthusiastic audience, debuting the title cut from their upcoming album, By My Side. Their new
With the album release still two months away, Missy Werner has dropped a second single from her upcoming record, Turn This Heart Around. It's a new song from Eric Gibson, Rocks In The River, a happy love song looking back over
Musicians in the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University performed for the school's President's Concert on the Lawn last week. Their fifty minute set was recorded, and thanks to the folks at MoreheadMusic.com, here it is for you to
Young Nathan Stanley first hit the scene as a solo artist in his early teens, and now the grandson of the great Ralph Stanley has released his seventh album, Every Mile. Over the years Nathan has floated back and forth between
Dave Yates is a well-known bluegrass figure in East Tennessee. He has been an adjunct faculty member in the bluegrass program at ETSU since 1999, and is a recognized performer from Bristol to Johnson City to Asheville, NC and beyond.
At this past weekend's MerleFest, winners were chosen in the 22nd Annual Chris Austin Songwriting Contest. The invitational competition is held each year during the festival, with finalists chosen in advance. Congratulations to these 2014 winners: Bluegrass 1st Place - Paul Harrigill (Murfreesboro,
Thanks to Russ Carson, new banjo picker with Ricky Skaggs, and a talented photographer to boot, for this set of images from this weekend's MerleFest in North Carolina. See more of Russ' images online at www.russcarson.com.
