Mountain Fever Records has a driving new bluegrass single from Junior Sisk, The Lonely Side of Goodbye, recorded with the fine group of pickers and singers in his touring band. Since retiring his long time group, Rambler's Choice, Sisk has focused
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Turtle on a Fence Post – 2022 Bluegrass Awards show reflections from Mike Fiorito
The sun sets on the 2022 World of Bluegrass - photo © Frank Baker As the 2022 IBMA Awards and live performances kicked off, Hurricane Ian began its approach on the West Coast of Florida, eventually smashing into Fort Myers. The
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HoustonFest closes up shop after 10 years in Virginia
For the past 10 years, Felts Park in Galax, VA has been alive with bluegrass music on the second weekend in June for HoustonFest. The festival brought in top bluegrass entertainers to benefit the Galax Volunteer Fire Department, and honor
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Sam Bush honors his friend John Hartford with Radio John
It's hard to believe that Sam Bush is now among the venerable oldsters of contemporary bluegrass music, at least for those of us who remember him as a brash young rebel with Bluegrass Alliance or New Grass Revival in the
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Worship With Me – Vic Graves
Worship With Me is a new recording from Vic Graves. Best known for his stint playing dobro with the bluegrass gospel group, New Road, the Speedwell, Tennessee native now performs solo and has released a gospel CD consisting of ten
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Mama Hen single and video from Charlie Treat
Charlie Treat - photo by Taylor Ann Bogner East Nashville singer/songwriter and eccentric Charlie Treat has completed a bluegrass album, Into The Wild Mystic Mountain, set for release next month. Bluegrass may not be his natural milieu, growing up in New
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Daywind relaunches Thoroughbred Records, signs Chosen Road
Daywind Music Group, the parent company of Billy Blue Records and several mainstream gospel labels, has announced the relaunch of Thoroughbred Records to serve the bluegrass gospel market. Originally started in 1995, Thoroughbred was once the home of such legends
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Devil’s Land from Morgan Brake for National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
Morgan Brake at the 2022 World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC Teen Florida bluegrass singer and songwriter Morgan Brake has a powerful new single and video for her song, Devil's Land to offer. The song is included on her recently
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Wonderland – Martha Spencer
Martha Spencer’s approach to old time music is as authentic as her life itself. Growing up in the mountains of Virginia, she was raised around various forms of Appalachian sounds. Her life and musical experience has helped her write new
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From The Side of the Road… please IBMA, can I have some more?
The recent IBMA awards show received some sharp criticism in some quarters, one of those quarters being right here in Bluegrass Today. The following is not an attempt to disagree with any of that criticism, nor to pile on with