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Teen mandolin prodigy Wyatt Ellis has released a music video for his current single, Blue Smoke, that provides a tour diary of his recent run with Marty Stuart, for whom the song was written. Marty also played on the single

Billy Thibodeau, mandolinist with Rock Hearts, has been inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame. He officially joined the HOF on May 19, and now shares this distinction with his father, Sam Tidwell, who is in the Rhode

Vince Gill grasses up the Opry (5/17/24) - photo © Chris Hollo for the Grand Ole Opry Vince Gill had a previously scheduled Opry set last Friday evening, and he decided to dedicate it in the memory of the late banjo

When Baltimore singer/songwriter Cris Jacobs was ready to record his latest project, One of These Days, he brought on Jerry Douglas to produce, and booked The Infamous Stringdusters as his studio band. Not really a bluegrass artist, Cris has regularly

Banjo NewsLetter, the print magazine dedicated to three finger and clawhammer banjo that was published from 1973 to 2021, has announced a move of their business office. They are not resuming publication, but the magazine and its rich archive of

Nashville guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Rebecca Frazier has just released a music video for her latest single, a clever and humorous song which she jokes is just in time for wedding season, a tongue-in-cheek number about a philandering husband called

We heard yesterday from Wyatt Harman, who is the bass player for the Harman & Ruble Band in St Louis, MO. His good friend and original partner, Mason Ruble, was killed in a tragic, deer-related auto accident in October of

A new film, The Watchers, directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan and set to release in June, will include music from Nashville's bluegrass genre-benders, The Steeldrivers. Their contribution is a collaboration the 'Drivers recorded with Irish band Dervish in 2019 for their

Wyatt Ellis on From The Top - photo © Sally Bebawny Photography We have written a number of times recently about From The Top, a program that identifies and highlights young musical artists during their teen years. They not only offer

Let's finish up the week with a couple of songs for Mother's Day, celebrated this Sunday in much of the world. It's a lovely time to celebrate those who brought every one of us into the world, whether we still