Canadian old-timers Pharis and Jason Romero have released a video for the debut single from their upcoming project, Sweet Old Religion. It's for the title track, which finds the duo harmonizing with guitar accompaniment. Pre-orders for the new album, on CD, LP,
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Charm City Bluegrass documentary now available
The documentary film project chronicling the first five years of the Charm City Bluegrass Festival which we reported on in December has been completed. It is now available for online viewing, coming in at 27 minutes in length. Charm City Bluegrass:
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Pimpgrass – Tennessee Jed
Lest anyone dare forget, bluegrass music has a soul of its own. Granted, it differs from what’s normally associated with the standard rhythm n’ blues, although the same fervor can be found in the sweep and strum of banjos, fiddles
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More Than I Am video from Mountain Heart
If you haven't been following the evolution of Mountain Heart closely this past few years, you might be surprised by their new look and sound. The group that started with bluegrass superheroes Steve Gulley, Adam Steffey, Jim VanCleve, and Barry
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MerleFest announces Chris Austin Songwriting finalists
The finalists for the 2018 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest have been announced this morning. Sponsored and run by MerleFest, this competition has become the crown jewel for aspiring writers, both for the generous cash prizes awarded to the winners, and
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Rise – Molly Tuttle
Given her recent kudos by the IBMA as the first woman to win their award for Guitar Player of the Year, and kudos for Song of the Year at the recent Folk Alliance International confab in Kansas City, Molly Tuttle
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I’m Going Under song premiere from Darin & Brooke
Mountain Home Music has a new single out today from Darin & Brooke Aldridge, a powerful testament to hope in God, perfectly suited to the day Christians celebrate the sacrifice of the cross. The couple, who have been lauded in both
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Something To Complain About video from John Flanagan Trio
Australian folkies the John Flanagan Trio have released a clever video for their latest single, Something To Complain About. Their sound lands somewhere between the '60s jug bands and contemporary bluegrass. The Trio consists of Flanagan on guitar and banjo, Liz Frencham
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders – Canada’s GB Roots returns to tradition
One would think that due to our close proximity to our neighbors to the north, grassicana and bluegrass would exert as strong an influence on Canadian music as found on this side of the divide. Nevertheless, that doesn’t always appear
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Might As Well video from The Lil Smokies
Montana's Lil Smokies have a new music video to share, recorded at the Boulder Theater in Colorado. Might As Well comes from their latest album, Changing Shades, and was written by vocalist and reso-guitarist Andy Dunnigan. He is joined by Scott Parker on bass,