I caught up with Billy Pitrone, the guitarist, lead singer, and songwriter for Bean Creek, at his ditch-side camp at the CBA Fathers Day Festival. Billy is a multi-year winner of the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s male vocalist of the
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Michael Cleveland talks Tall Fiddler
Michael Cleveland is one of the premiere fiddlers of his generation. Along with his award-winning band, Flamekeeper, Michael has been firing up bluegrass fans with hot picking for nearly two decades. With his stellar new album, Tall Fiddler, Michael looks
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Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley – Extracting the Blues from Bluegrass
It’s little wonder that Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley have become one of the most talked about duos on the current Grassicana scene. Ickes, a 15 time IBMA Dobro Player of the Year recipient, and Hensley, a 20 something guitar
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Ask Sonny Anything… singing harmony and playing fills
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar
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Still more August 2019 Gettysburg pics
Sideline jams out at the August 2019 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker Here we go again! More images from Frank Baker taken at last weekend's Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, the second of two held at the Granite Hill Campground
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The Bo Isaac Blue Grass Radio Show coming to Kentucky
Another new bluegrass radio program is set to launch this week, this time in northeastern Kentucky. Kool Hits 105.7 in Ashland, KY has announced the debut this Saturday of the The Bo Isaac Blue Grass Radio Show on Saturday, August 24 at
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Roots To Rise Live – We Banjo 3
Ireland’s exceptional We Banjo 3 have carved out a unique niche for themselves, courtesy of the fusion of styles they fondly refer to as “Celtgrass,” an astute combination of bluegrass, Celtic music, folk sounds, and both new and old world
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Seth Mulder & Midnight Run to Sound Biscuit Records
Dave Maggard with Seth Mulder & Midnight Run at Sound Biscuit Studio Sound Biscuit Records, the new bluegrass label associated with Dave Maggard and his Sound Biscuit Studio in Sevierville, TN, has announced the signing of east Tennesse's Seth Mulder &
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Ride This Road from Aaron Bibelhauser
Aaron Bibelhauser has released a second single from his forthcoming album, Lovin' and Leavin' - A Bluegrass Tribute to Mickey Clark. He has taken a selection of songs written by his good friend and fellow Louisville songwriter Clark, now deceased,
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More Gettysburg 2019 photos
Carolina Blue at the August 2019 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker Here's another gallery of Frank Baker's images from the August 2019 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival.