Ron Stewart’s search for work didn’t last long after the Boxcars disbanded a few weeks back. Next Saturday, he’ll officially join the Seldom Scene at a show in Cincinnati, transferring his stout banjo and fiddle skills from one Grammy-nominated bluegrass
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Frank Solivan jams out for D’Addario
The D'Addario string company has launched a video series where they ask prominent musicians to create a song based on nothing more than a song title. It's a vibe a bit like improv comedy shows, but with pickers instead of
Jerusalem Ridge Festival to return in 2018
Marvelous news for bluegrass fans in western Kentucky and neighboring areas. It appears that the Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration will be back for 2018 and beyond. It will be managed by the Ohio County Tourism Commission and the Bill Monroe Foundation,
Brad Hudson launching solo career
Brad Hudson, resonator guitarist and vocalist with Sideline, has announced that he will be leaving the group at the end of the year to tour in support of his recent Pinecastle release, Next New Heatbreak. Hudson has nothing but good things
Cultural event submissions open for 2018 Mountains of Music Homecoming
Virginia's Crooked Road organization has opened submissions for cultural events in the southwestern part of the state that would like to included in the offerings of their 2018 Mountains of Music Homecoming. The nine-day celebration of Appalachian arts and culture
Phil Leadbetter leaving Flashback
Several years ago, Knoxville reso-man Phil Leadbetter organized a reunion concert for the edition of J.D. Crowe & The New South that had recorded the 1994 album, Flashback. The original recording featured Phil on reso-guitar, Richard Bennett on guitar, Don
Timepiece drops for Milan Miller
Milan Miller is more than just a hit bluegrass songwriter. Sure, he's composed chart toppers like Pretty Little Girl From Galax for IIIrd Tyme Out, and What'll I Do for Terry Baucom, but Miller is also a fine singer who
King James Boys to Pinecastle
Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of The King James Boys to the label. The bluegrass Gospel group from South Carolina will have a new record with Pinecastle in 2018. The Boys are Randy Spencer on guitar, Curtis Lewis on banjo,
Introducing The Roots Revival from Ireland
Here's yet another new group of acoustic string musicians that has popped up in Ireland, working bluegrass into their traditional sound. The Roots Revival contains some familiar faces, as it's essentially the Agnew family from Cup O'Joe, along with fiddler Niall
You Reap What You Sow from Mara Levine
I was visiting my family's home over Thanksgiving some years ago, and the house was alive with the sound of young people. My son and many nieces and nephews were there, with friends in tow, all congregated in the large