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Mason Via is certainly on a roll this year, appearing as a contestant on American Idol and being chosen as a member of Old Crow Medicine Show. He's also signed a recording contract with Mountain Fever Records, who have released

Maddie Denton is rapidly becoming the favorite fiddler of young Nashville. A Tennessee native, she is the 2016 Grand Master Fiddle Champion, and is among the most visible players in town. Currently performing with at least four bands - Dan

Trevor Holder with The Price Sisters at 2021 DelFest Lite - photo © Tara Linhardt The Price Sisters have announced a new member to their touring band, Trevor Holder of Greenville, South Carolina who has joined the group on banjo. Trevor grew

Dark Shadow Recording has released a second single from their upcoming album from songwriter, Rick Lang. As has been his habit for a decade or more, Lang creates records filled with his original songs, with top bluegrass artists doing the picking

An online friendship during COVID-19 shutdowns has led to an artistic collaboration between two sets of bluegrass artists, and a new single release of a favorite bluegrass number. Banjo player Jens Koch and mandolinist Erik Igelstrom, bluegrass musicians in Sweden, got

Missy Raines is getting ready to celebrate a return to post-pandemic normalcy with another return – to her roots. The nine-time IBMA bass player of the year is booking dates and planning to record with her new band – her new

Common Ground on the Hill has announced the winners of the 3rd annual Acoustic Roots Songwriting Contest. First place went to Kevin Hale. If you read the fine print on bluegrass charts, you've seen his name in the songwriting credits. His

Eastern Kentucky's Goodwin Brothers have announced that they are partnering with Nashville's 615 Hideaway Records for promotional and video productions services, alongside their label, Goodwin Productions. The brothers, Will on mandolin, Jonathan on banjo, with Chase Bush on vocals, have been

The widely respected and very popular singer-songwriter, actor, and comedian, Mike O'Reilly passed away on June 1, 2021, following a bout with cancer of the liver. He was 76. Born December 10, 1944, in Seaton (Devon) England, Michael Howard O'Reilly emigrated

With a new single from Lonesome River Band due tomorrow (June 4), Mountain Home Music has agreed to give our readers a sneak peek one day early. It's a new song called Cumberland River Shore, written as a tribute to the