Wood Belly is a fast-rising contemporary bluegrass quintet from Colorado. They took first place in this year's Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Competition, and have been recognized with a Momentum Award nomination from the IBMA. The band consists of Craig Patterson on guitar,
In an article/interview piece last week about a new Bill Monroe biography (Bill Monroe — The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man), its author, Tom Ewing shared some thoughts about a previous Monroe book. The author, Richard D.
In the "where are they now" department, we check in today with a longtime member of the bluegrass community, Carol Beaugard, who served for nearly 30 years as the host of Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU, broadcast from the campus
Australia's Mustered Courage is back with a new single, the title track from their upcoming album, When We Played With Fire. Their style of bluegrass is more urban than rural, with clever songwriting and solid musicianship, which has found a ready
Pinecastle Records has released a music video for their first single from their new album from South Carolina's King James Boys. A fun song written by Gene Owens counting off all the "nots" we encounter in this world, it's a play
The Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe was a major star of the Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years; a member of the Country Music, Bluegrass, Rock’n’Roll and the Songwriters Halls of Fame; and a legendary figure in American
Blackberry Blossom Farm, also known as The Skillman Family, have released a music video from their latest CD, Mama's Apron Strings. The band features three California sisters on mandolin, fiddle, and guitar, with dad on bass. With all the girls still in
When we spoke recently with Tim Shelton about the dissolution of NewFound Road, he indicated that he simply had too many irons in the fire to spend time trying to arrange NFR reunion shows. One of those irons he mentioned
The Earls of Leicester continue to taunt us with videos from their upcoming double live album, weeks before it is available for purchase. Live at the CMA Theater will drop during IBMA week, recorded on two nights earlier this year in
The Family Sowell is a touring band of six bluegrass siblings in east Tennessee. Like many such groups, as the kids have started maturing into adulthood, their music has taken on a more serious tone, and they changed their name