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One thing that has been decidedly lacking in bluegrass music is creature songs. We have our share of scary songs, but they tend to be ghost-related, by and large. Those of us of a certain age remember those Saturday morning movies

Bob Mitchell with Sam Bush and Rhonda Vincent Bob Mitchell, host of Best of Bluegrass (B.O.B.) on WFPK in Louisville, KY, is set to reach a major milestone this weekend when the several stations who air the program run episode #500. Mitchell

Pinecastle Records has released a music video for their current single with Williamson Branch, a song by David Stewart, Jerry Lasiter, and Earl Clark called Blue Moon Over Texas. Melody Williamson, as authentic a young singer as we have in

The DC Bluegrass Union has opened submissions for their 2020 Hazel Dickens Song Contest, held to honor the late former capitol area resident who pioneered the role of a female songwriter in bluegrass. Since launching a few years ago, this competition

The IBMA Foundation has announced its Project Grants recipients for 2019, and the deadline for submissions for next year. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, which exists to foster bluegrass music-related arts and culture, education,

Mountain Home Music Company has released a music video for Mill Town Blues, the second single from their upcoming project for Thomm Jutz. It's a song of tribute to Charlie Poole, whose songs and unique banjo style were a staple of

Nashville's venerable Grand Ole Opry has been broadcasting over WSM radio coming up on 94 years next month, and was a crucial factor in the spread of the early bluegrass music to the rest of the southeastern US from the

Dirty Blanket is a modern bluegrass group from the Finger Lakes region of New York, which like many rural communities in the US, is suffering from an opioid epidemic that is wrecking lives and families. Watching the losses their area has

Last week at the 50th annual Dove Awards in Nashville, Joe and Daniel Mullins received a special honor, the Radio Impact Award, for their work on the syndicated weekly bluegrass Gospel program, Front Porch Fellowship. Joe is the show's host,

Mountain Home Music has just released a music video for Callin' Your Name, the latest single for their current album from The Grascals, Straighten The Curves. The song features the newest Grascal, Chris Davis, on a song written by Larry Cordle