Another fine new project for Christmas 2023 is Luke Bulla's Holiday Songs EP, a collection of four pieces recorded entirely by himself. Luke is a fiddler and vocalist of noteworthy skill and dexterity who, though raised up in bluegrass, tends to
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The Rice Brothers Live for the First Time
If you need a last minute Christmas gift for the flatpicking guitar nerd on your list, David Grisman's Acoustic Disc and Acoustic Oasis Downloads may have just the thing. They have just released a live set by The Rice Brothers, recorded
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Two new singles from Tommy Webb
Tommy Webb - photo © B Chord Photography 615 Hideaway Records has two new singles this month for Kentucky grasser Tommy Webb. One is a Webb original, and the other a gospel favorite. Daddy Was The Backbone is one Tommy wrote about
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Nervous Energy – Andy Lowe
Since the release of his first solo effort, Motley, North Carolina banjoist Andy Lowe has performed as a member of the Deer Creek Boys and was crowned the bluegrass banjo champion at the 2022 Galax Old Time Fiddler's Convention. On his latest
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From The Side of the Road… bluegrass bandleader gift ideas
This is it: the home stretch of the holiday shopping season is upon us. If you're reading this when it first hit the Bluegrass Today front page on Wednesday (morning edition), there are five more shopping days until Christmas, counting
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Country Current at the US Navy Band Christmas concert
Every year in Washington, DC, the US Navy Band hosts a big holiday concert featuring dozens of different performers from throughout the entire Navy music program. Just about every type of music you can imagine is included, all performed at
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Introducing Red Camel Collective, new PInecastle artists
Pinecastle Records is introducing a new bluegrass act, that is also a very familiar one at the same time. Red Camel Collective, also known as Junior Sisk's band, have plans to record and tour independently of the boss man, when his
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Cary Morin releases finger style version of Whiskey Before Breakfast
Montana fingerstyle guitarist Cary Morin has a new album, Innocent Allies, set for release next month, with a single dropping today, his arrangement of the familiar fiddle tune, Whiskey Before Breakfast. Cary started out as a flat picker, studying bluegrass guitar,
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Dale Thomas says goodbye to Hammertowne
Dale Thomas, banjo player with Kentucky's Hammertowne this past five years, has announced that he will be leaving the band at the end of this year. He came in to the band in 2019 when original banjoist Brent Pack took his
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Del does Elvis with If You Talk In Your Sleep
Del McCoury has accomplished just about anything you could want a bluegrass hero to do. For years he has taken a polished, professional, and highly entertaining show to just about every sort of audience, and throughout his career, has presented