With the recent departure of banjo picker Landon Fitzpatrick from Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Ralph has brought Alex Leach back into the band, who had spent several good years with him previously. Landon is moving back to
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Bayla Davis chosen as a Fellow by From the Top’s Learning and Media Lab
Bayla Davis, the 16 year old banjo player with North Carolina's Newfound Gap, has been awarded a 2023-'24 Learning and Media Lab Fellowship by From The Top, an association dedicated to fostering and promoting talented young musical artists. From The
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New music videos from Brenna MacMillan, with Maddie Denton
Nashville banjoist, vocalist, and songwriter Brenna MacMillan is working on her debut solo project, her first separate from her brother and bandmate, Theo MacMillan. For several years they have performed together as Theo & Brenna, and are these days focusing
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If I Didn’t Love You video from Jana Mougin
What's better for St. Valentine's Day than a good, old-fashioned love song? Jana Mougin is happy to oblige with a new music video for her current single, a bluegrass version of a Steve Wariner song from more than 30 years ago. If
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Gibson Davis to Rick Faris Band
Rick Faris has announced that teen banjo sensation Gibson Davis has joined his band on banjo. Turning 18 years old later this month, Gibson has grown up deeply immersed in bluegrass. He is a fourth generation musician who started out on
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Wyatt Ellis builds his professional team
With his debut album, Happy Valley, not even two weeks old, teen mandolin wizard Wyatt Ellis has assembled a serious team of industry professionals to handle his budding career. There are very few 14 year old artists with this sort
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How Could I Love Her So Much from Larry Cordle
At 75 years of age, Larry Cordle is still stringing together hit after hit in bluegrass music, and after a quick listen, it seems certain that his latest, releasing today, will continue this trend. This time it's not a new song
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Seth Mulder & Midnight Run to Rebel Records
Mark Freeman of Rebel Records with Seth Mulder Rebel Records has snagged one of the leaders in the new traditional bluegrass movement with the signing of Seth Mulder & Midnight Run to the label. We say "new traditional" as Seth and
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From The Side of the Road… Mr. Bluegrass Manners looks at 2024
Mr. Bluegrass Manners has been away from us for a while. He hasn't been idle, however. He's been doing research for an upcoming book with the working title, Why You Gotta Be So Rude? He also recently spoke at an
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WSKV remembers John Meins and Meadowgreen Park in their Golden Jubilee
WSKV-FM in Stanton, KY, Pickup Country 104.9, is marking the importance of bluegrass music and one of their most celebrated broadcasters, John Meins, as they celebrate their Golden Jubilee in 2024. Meins was a very popular figure among bluegrass fans in