Colin Gordon-Farleigh is a retired minister in the Presbyterian Church of Wales, who also writes and sings bluegrass and traditional country music from his home in Cheshire. This year, he has released an EP of Christmas music, Country Christmas, made up
Back in the 1950s and '60s, a type of Christmas special was very popular on television, featuring popular singers as hosts. They would appear in homey scenes with their families, singing traditional carols, and drinking hot chocolate or egg nog.
With Christmas parties off the docket for most of us this year, many folks who have already pulled out their tacky holiday attire are wondering why they bothered. But there is still a chance to get a reaction from that appalling
Pinecastle Records has a new release from Kim Robins, her first ever Christmas single. It's one she wrote called You and Christmas Cookies, which takes a bluesy bluegrass look at the annual baking tradition. Think a modern Jingle Bell Rock with
From Connecticut comes veteran bluegrass vocalist Amy Gallatin, with a new Christmas record to share this year. Called simply 'Tis The Season, it features a total of 20 selections, drawn mostly from less familiar contemporary Christmas and holiday songs. Not strictly
Nefesh Mountain has released a music video from their 2020 Hanukkah Concert, which streamed live this past Saturday night from The Barn at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY. It's their bluegrass arrangement of Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah, incorporating snippets
Anthony Howell, the talented young banjo player with Williamson Branch, has released a new single for the Noxubee Hills Music Group, his own arrangement of a Christmas classic. Actually, Anthony plays more than just banjo with the Williamsons, taking on guitar
Nefesh Mountain, the contemporary bluegrass band that bases its repertoire on both liturgical and original music rooted in their Jewish faith, has announced a live streaming concert this weekend. The show will be held on December 12 at 8:00 p.m. (EST),
Online Christmas bluegrass shows are busting out all over! Tonight and tomorrow nights (December 10-11), Rhonda Vincent is bringing her star-studded Christmas in Branson show to Facebook Live. The same special holiday program that has been running nightly at the Andy
The Infamous Stringdusters have augmented their 2020 holiday music collection today with two new singles celebrating the Festival of Hanukkah, which begins today and runs through December 18. An album of Christmas songs, Dust The Halls, was released earlier this
