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Last night the International Folk Music Awards were given out to kick off the 36th annual conference of Folk Alliance in Kansas City, MO. Two top bluegrass artists, Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings were picked for these honors. Molly won for Album

Swinging Bridge at the 2024 Florida Classic - photo © Bill Warren Ah, the Florida sunshine! Day 1 of the Florida Classic kicked off to bright sunshine and warm temperatures. Sherry Boyd took the MC reins and welcomed everyone to the show. Florida

Len Holsclaw, best known for being the manager of the Country Gentlemen from 1971 to 1998, passed away on February 19, 2024, at the Blue Ridge Christian Home in Bealeton, Virginia, after a long battle with dementia. He was 90

Dom Flemons is one of those unique artists who is as dedicated to education as he is to entertaining. Not that he comes across as any sort of stern lecturer or headmaster. His dedication to bringing the archival traditions of

Caroline Owens has a new band name and two new members. Now known as Caroline Owens & New Company, the Skyline Records recording artist welcomes bassist Zak McLamb (who also performs with Alan Bibey & Grasstowne) and fiddler/vocalist, Ella Thomas

Veteran bluegrass singers and instrumentalists Shawn Lane and Richard Bennett have released a new single, the third for what will be their second duo album for Bonfire Music Group. The two also perform together when their schedules coincide, Lane's with Blue

Roni Stoneman, banjo player with The Stonemans, who played the iconic Hee-Haw character, Ida Lee Nagger, died yesterday evening at 85 years of age. Long before she played that comic stereotype on television in the 1970s, Roni was an established artist

Billy Strings at the Explore Asheville Arena (2/17/24) - photo © Corey Johnson-Erday Corey Johnson-Erday with Tune Ridge Media was on hand for the Billy Strings show last Saturday in Asheville's ExploreAsheville.com Arena, and shared these terrific images from the show.

The Edgar Loudermilk Band has asked us to premiere their latest music video, a new gospel song written by Edgar with his mandolinist, Zack Autry, called The Banks of the River. It will be the title cut of their next

It’s been nine years since The Stetson Family released their last album, True North, which makes their new release, The Stars, If You Look Closely, nothing less than a welcome return. It's the fourth effort thus far in this Aussie