The next installment in his American Stories series, Appalachia finds acclaimed singer and songwriter Grant Maloy Smith digging deep into his family roots, sharing songs that celebrate a place where his forebears first established their homestead some 200 years ago.
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Irons In The Fire from Unspoken Tradition
Mountain Home Music has a new single today for Unspoken Tradition, a song written by prolific hitmaker Aaron Bibelhauser, Irons In The Fire. A singer, instrumentalist, and recording artist as well as a songwriter, Aaron says that this song describes the
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Video Premiere: Caroline Jones releases The Raglan Sessions video with The Trenwiths
Singer/songwriter Caroline Jones is the latest country artist to discover the charms of bluegrass music, and she did so by accident in among the least expected locations. Having built up a large audience since 2011 with six albums of original music,
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Ask Sonny Anything… what first got you excited to play banjo?
Sonny, Let me say first off that if it wasn't for Sonny and The Earl, I would never have picked up a banjo. I've been playing now for 23 years, but it only feels like 5. Did time fly by for
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Bright Munde – Alan Munde and Billy Bright
Alan Munde is a well-loved name in the banjo-verse, full stop. He is best known for his masterful melodic and traditional Scruggs style banjo playing, and with over 40 years in teaching and performing he has made a huge influence
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IBMA names second round of Showcase Artists for World of Bluegrass
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced another ten artists invited to showcase as part of the Bluegrass Ramble during the 2021 World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC. At the same time, they identified ten additional acts that will
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Blue Mountain Boys and their unique Swedish sound
Sweden's Blue Mountain Boys describe their sound as "rooted in traditional and neo-traditional American bluegrass music with hints of old time music, western swing and early country music." Even so, they don't negate the musical influences inherent in their own
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From The Side of the Road… word police and other conspiracies exposed!
Chris Jones blow the lid off deep conspiracies in bluegrass music, from IBMA to Flatt & Scruggs, in this explosive video.
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Self-titled – Tina Adair
Tina Adair has one of those voices that makes you immediately stop what you're doing to give her your full attention. She's arguably one of the best female vocalists in bluegrass – something her peers have acknowledged the past two
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Country Gentlemen Tribute Band to Patuxent Music
Patuxent Music has signed The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band to record their first new album since the death of their founder, Bill Yates, in 2015. On this next project, unlike their previous efforts which focused on revisiting classic Country Gentlemen material,