One outgrowth of Anni Beech’s Jam Pak Blues ‘N’ Grass Neighborhood Band, based in Chandler, Arizona, has been the formation of two professional-level bluegrass bands, Greenwood Sidee and Cisco and the Racecars. The second of those aggregations, Cisco and the Racecars,
Eastman Guitars is bringing a new innovation to their acoustic guitar line. They call it their Double Top Series of instruments, and it involves a unique hybrid material for the guitar tops. Many guitar aficionados will have read about various polymer
Byron Berline unlocks the door to his new shop in Guthrie, OK Byron Berline was on the golf course in Mexico one Saturday in February when a message he'll recall forever beeped on his phone… "The shop is on fire." Berline immediately
The Mountain Fever Music Group has opened the application process for their 2nd Annual Higher Education Scholarship. One successful applicant will received a $1,000 award towards their college education. As an acoustic music label, Mountain Fever will consider all applications received
Bradley Morse, bass player with The Lonesome Days, and his wife, Kiersten, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Aoife Morse was born on March 16 at Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, CO. She is home now with mom and dad,
On April 6, Zach Wooten, mandolinist with Breaking Grass, and Anna Brooke Page were married. The wedding took place at the Old Path Missionary Baptist Church in Belmont, MS in the late afternoon. Music was provided by Cody Farrar, lead singer
Nate Lee, mandolinist with the Becky Buller Band, and Chrisanthi Zotos were married last month in New Mexico. Lee shared this lovely remembrance of their day, which I doubt we could improve upon in any way. "Chrisanthi and I met at a
The venerable County Sales in Floyd, VA is having a Grand Opening party, and we're all invited. And to make sure everyone can come, it's running for three full days. Of course, County Sales has been in operation for years, so
Aubrey and Justin Eisenman, of Aubrey Eisenman & The Clydes, are celebrating the birth of a baby boy. The Eisenmans had been thrilled to see their current single, Livewire, on our Grassicana chart this past few weeks, but this is even bigger! Oden
Braeden Paul came to bluegrass in the most traditional way possible. The young mandolinist and vocalist learned the music from his father and grandfather as a youngster growing up in Baton Rouge, LA. His attention was drawn most especially to
