Details of services for master mandolin stylist Herschel Sizemore, who passed away on September 9, 2022, of congestive heart failure, have been published. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday September 14, 2022, at Simpson Funeral
Rebel Records has released their first single for Starlett & Big John, i.e., Starlett Boswell and Big John Talley, of eastern Virginia. The two have only been working together this past three years, though both have a bluegrass heritage going way
Mandolin maestro Herschel Sizemore passed away on Friday morning, September 9, 2022 at his home in Roanoke, VA. He was 87 years of age. Herschel Lee Sizemore was born on August 6, 1935, in Sheffield (near Muscle Shoals), Alabama, and raised
Bob and Sarah Amos at the 2022 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker As usual, Frank Baker was prowling the grounds at the 2022 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival in Woodstown, NJ. Here is a first gallery of his
To celebrate today's release of their latest album from Wildfire, Quiet Country Town, Pinecastle Records has dropped a special single from the band, a remake of Vern Gosdin's memorable hit, What Would Your Memories Do. Written by Hank Cochran and Dean Dillon,
Taking a similar tack to newgrass provocateurs like Steep Canyon Rangers, Infamous Stringdusters, Trampled By Turtles, Town Mountain, and various other outfits that marry instrumental acumen with their story-telling skills, Stillhouse Junkies — Alissa Wolf (vocals fiddle), Cody Tinnin (vocals,
Uncle Dave Macon Days, the popular two-day bluegrass, old time, and roots festival in Murfreesboro, TN, has announced a new location for the 2022 event. Roots music lovers in middle Tennessee have looked towards Uncle Dave Macon Days as the official
Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart at the 2022 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival It was clear at the 2022 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival in Brunswick, ME that strict COVID protocols have been mostly lifted. Attendance was great and they sold out of
The release date is getting closer for Jubilation, the third Appalachian Road Show album from Billy Blue Records, and they have a single tomorrow with another taste of their new music. We are delighted to premiere it for our readers here today. This
Making music behind the Iron Curtain in the mid '80s was no small feat. After all, artistic expression was severely hampered by the authorities. That was the challenge faced by the Czech bluegrass band Notabene when they began their collective
