A highly rare, triple autographed edition of Still Inside - The Tony Rice Story, is being auctioned this month to raise funds to help Tony and Pam's granddaughter, Parker Mozingo. The book is signed by Tony, and by the authors, Tim
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Time – another new Norman Blake track from Smithsonian Folkways
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has released another single from their upcoming album for Norman Blake, truly a living legend in bluegrass, old time, and traditional string music. Now 83 years of age, Blake has been performing as a guitarist, songwriter, vocalist,
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Frosty Foster remembered at Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival
The Po' Ramblin' Boys join Dreamcatcher in remembering Frosty at Jenny Brook - photo by String River Studios The is past weekend's Jenny Brook Bluegrass Mini-Fest included an emotional remembrance of Aaron "Frosty" Foster, who passed away suddenly this February. Frosty
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Prairie Wildfire signs with Copper Mountain Records, drops new single
There's a lesson in the genesis of Prairie Wildfire, a group of young ladies from Buffalo, Wyoming who discovered bluegrass music and have embarked on a performing career over the past six years. And that is the importance of inviting people,
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From The Side of the Road… there’s a day for that!
We're constantly trying to find new and more effective ways to market bluegrass music to a wider audience, or just a less narrow audience, if you want to look at it that way. I've recently returned from the IBMA World
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Béla Fleck’s My Bluegrass Heart at FreshGrass 2021
Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart at FreshGrass 2021 - photo © Dave Hollender Our friend Dave Hollender was at the 2021 FreshGrass festival in North Adams, MA last month, and captured some great photos of Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart show.
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Zach McCraken to Nick Chandler & Delivered
Pinecastle recording artists Nick Chandler & Delivered have welcomed a new banjo player into the group. His name is Zack McCracken, a native of Bristol, TN. Zach is a graduate of the bluegrass music program at East Tennessee State University, and
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Always Another Mountain from Andrew Crawford
Bonfire Music has dropped a second single from their upcoming project with Andrew Crawford, The Lonesome Season, set for a November 19 release. Andrew is a relative newcomer to bluegrass music, at least in the profession al sense, though he has
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Family and friends launch another medical fund for Phil Leadbetter
Phil Leadbetter has given almost his entire life to the furtherance of bluegrass music. Working as a sideman on reso-guitar for J.D. Crowe, Dale Ann Bradley, and The Whites, and as a partner or leader of groups like Grasstowne and
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Granite Quarry Fiddlers’ Convention back after COVID
Gospel Plowboys at the 2021 Granite Quarry Fiddlers' Convention in Salisbury, NC - photo by Gary Hatley Music lovers and musicians alike were eager to return to Granite Quarry Fiddlers' Convention near Salisbury, NC. After 2020 was put on hold due to