With Leave the Porch Light On, Kim Robins shows once again why the accolades that have been tossed her way are anything but an accident. Having earned two nominations for the IBMA's Momentum Vocalist of the Year award, she uses her
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Barcelona Bluegrass Camp 2022 report
Thanks to the organizers of the Barcelona Bluegrass Camp for sharing this report (with photos) of their 2022 event, held earlier this month in the Catalan region of Spain. It should be encouraging to bluegrass lovers everywhere to see the
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My Favorite J.D. Crowe lick – Bill Evans
This is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who we lost just before Christmas. We are calling it My Favorite Crowe Lick, and each episode will include a prominent
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Track Premiere: Milk Run from Erin Heist
Erin Heist is a singer and songwriter from southeastern Alaska who has come of age musically in the world of old time and bluegrass music. Her songs reflect the realities of life in that part of the world, where fishing
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Billy Strings – three nights at The Sylvee in Madison, WI
Billy Strings at The Sylvee in Madison, WI (March 2022) - photo by Anthony Verkuilen When Billy Strings brought his thunderous bluegrass tour to The Sylvee in Madison, WI earlier this month, photographer Anthony Verkuilen was able to attend all three nights.
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Crowe & Wasson – J.D. Crowe & Rickey Wasson
Like so many other great moments in bluegrass, the new Crowe & Wasson project began with a banjo. J.D. Crowe had recently acquired a new Gibson Granada, in the same sequence as those played by Sonny Osborne and Earl Scruggs,
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Is Glen Harrell the new King of Bluegrass?
Since the passing of Jimmy Martin in 2005, bluegrass music has officially been without a King. Jimmy may have declared himself King, and the title accepted without dissent, but lacking an heir in the music for him to pass it
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Track Premiere: Look Who’s Talking Now from Jackson Hollow
Mountain Fever Records has a new single next week for Jackson Hollow, a song written by Jerry Salley, Leslie Satcher, and Melba Montgomery called Look Who's Talking Now. It releases on March 15, but our readers are getting an advance listen here today. This track
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The School of Bluegrass with Doyle Lawson – tell us about Bill Emerson and The Gents
Hard to believe but chat time is here already! Having lived my life in the DC area I saw the County Gentlemen many times and was a life long fan. I feel that Charlie Waller did not always get the recognition
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Tennessee Bluegrass Band announces new members
Just last summer we were introducing everyone to an exciting new group, The Tennessee Bluegrass Band, which included several of the most promising young artists in our business. They were swiftly signed by Billy Blue Records who swept them into the