The Earls of Leicester at The Ryman Auditorium (1/6/24) - photo © Bryce LaFoon Earl Scruggs, surely the most influential and imitated banjo picker to date, was celebrated and remembered at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Saturday night on what
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The Top Bluegrass Tracks of 2023
Once again, we have a list off the most played bluegrass songs of the previous year, based on reporting to our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart during the 52 weeks of 2023. Congratulations to everyone who made the cut! ARTIST TITLE LABEL SONGWRITERS TOTAL 1 Blue Highway Lonesome State
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Iris drops for Shannon Bielski & Moonlight Drive
Patuxent Music has released a debut single for a new artist, West Virginia's Shannon Bielski & Moonlight Drive, who they has signed to the label. The group has been together since 2018, led by Bielski on fiddle and lead vocals. She
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2024 Jekyll Island wrap-up
Bluegrass Cardinals Reunion at the 2024 Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 47th Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival is in the books. Ernie and Debi Evans host numerous festivals in the bluegrass and country genres. They also work
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Long Hill To Climb – Wolfpen Branch
Given their recent announcement that they’re calling it a day, Wolfpen Branch can claim they're exiting with a worthy epitaph. What will presumably be pronounced the Louisville, Kentucky band’s final album, Long Hill To Climb is a fine effort from
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Happy Birthday Earl Scruggs!
As most serious banjo fans, tomorrow, January 6, is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Earl Scruggs, born in 1924 in Cleveland County, NC. He lived another 88 years, along the way turning the five string banjo into a
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He Loves Me Not from Caroline Owens
Caroline Owens may be the fastest rising new artist in bluegrass, delighting listeners and audiences with her ear-catching vocals and enchanting southern charm. Her label, Skyline Records, has released a new single today, He Loves Me Not, a lonely love song
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Bill Evans and Alan Munde touring together
Great news for banjo players and lovers on the east coast! Two fine practitioners of the five string banjo, Bill Evans and Alan Munde, will be embarking on a two-week tour throughout the central and southeastern US. Hitting ten cities, the
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Opening day at the Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival
Kody Norris Show at the 2024 Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival (1/4/24) - photo © Bill Warren Day one of the Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival kickstarted 2024 in the best possible way. Sherry Boyd and Ernie Evans welcomed everyone to what promises
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Rhapsody in Blue(grass) from Béla Fleck
We shared the news last month that five string banjo maestro Béla Fleck was set to release a new album that explored the music of 20th century American composer George Gershwin, most prominently his masterwork, Rhapsody in Blue. Béla tackles