Veteran bluegrass hero Larry Cordle has released a music video for his current single, Old Richmond Road, consisting of photographs that visualize the lyrics of the song. Old Richmond Road is a cross between a love song to his beloved wife,
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Do-It-Yourself Mandolin from Jeremy Chapman
Jeremy Chapman, mandolinist with The Chapmans and co-proprietor with his two brothers of The Acoustic Shoppe, a full-service bluegrass music store in Springfield, MO, has a new book with Hal Leonard titled Do-It-Yourself Mandolin. Like all of the books in Hal
Peter Rowan accepts Lifetime Achievement Award at Folk In Fusion
Anna Kline, Peter Rowan, and Alison Brown as Pete accepts his Lifetime Achievement Award Lifelong bluegrass icon Peter Rowan accepted a Lifetime Achievement Achievement Award last night at the kickoff concert for Ireland's Your Roots Are Showing conference, Folk In Fusion. The
Ralph II to play the Opry in honor of Dr. Ralph’s induction
Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys have been invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry on January 17 at the Ryman Auditorium in honor of his father, Dr. Ralph Stanley's, distinction as the first Opry member to
New book from Barbara Martin Stephens – The People and the Music
Barbara Martin Stephens, groundbreaking female booking agent and artist manager during the early days in Nashville, and ex-wife of enduring bluegrass icon Jimmy Martin, has released a second book. Titled The People and the Music - Country and Bluegrass That Is!,
IBMA to partner with Your Roots Are Showing
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that they will be partnering with Your Roots Are Showing, Ireland's Folk Conference, which takes place next week at The Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney. The Conference celebrates the many varied streams of traditional music
95 – new single from Breakin’ Strings
Maine's Breakin' Strings has released a song with a theme familiar to anyone who lives along the US east coast. It's another from their upcoming Homegrown album, which has been delayed due to some health issues. It's titled 95, for I-95,
Ghost Riders in the Sky video from Todd Taylor, plus another health scare
South Carolina banjo man Todd Taylor has a new video, his rock 'n' roll five string version of the classic song, Ghost Riders in the Sky. Todd has made a career for himself in this distinct stylistic niche, taking three-finger, roll-style
Short Life of Trouble available online
The short film treatment of the life of legendary old time fiddler G.B. Grayson, Short Life of Trouble: The Legend of G.B. Grayson, has been made available to the public for online viewing. The 2020 project, directed by Kelley St. Germain,
Paul and Joe Mullins to Ohio Country Music Hall of Fame
The Ohio Country Music Hall of Fame in Waynesville, OH has announced that Paul "Moon" Mullins and his son, Joe Mullins, will be inducted in 2025. Both father and son are recognized as bluegrass music icons, as well as celebrated