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This report is a contribution from Skip Tucker of Birmingham, AL The legendary Birmingham bluegrass show band, Three on a String, wore tuxedos on stage for the first time in its storied half-century career. It had to. They were inducted over

Alison Brown is one of the most highly regarded individuals in our business. As President of Compass Records, she has produced and/or overseen the recording and releases of dozens of prominent projects, in and out of bluegrass music, and contributed

Billy Blue Records has announced the signing of bluegrass and bluegrass gospel group Carson Peters & Iron Mountain. Carson's should be a familiar face to many people, as he has been seen many times on television, starting as a young boy.

This obituary is a contribution from C.P. Heaton, longtime Florida bluegrass musician. Ken Fish, "Your Bluegrass Reporter" for the Jacksonville Florida Times Union from 1977 to 1999, died on February 7, 2023. He was 87 years of age. He was a lifetime

Mountain Home Music has released a new single from Balsam Range that is loaded with firsts. What The Years Do is the band's first single in over a year, the first from their next album, and the first with a lineup

Hammertowne has announced the addition of a sixth member, reso-guitarist Daniel Norton. Daniel lives in Erwin in east Tennessee, about as far east as you can get, just along the North Carolina border. He grew up playing banjo with his family's

Utah born bluegrass musician and ace songwriter Ron Spears passed away on March 22, 2023, from complications following surgery for cancer last year. He was 69 years of age, and suffering with other health issues as well.  He was a multi-instrumentalist

615 Hideaway Records in Nashville has another new single from David Parmley, a Marshall Wilborn song called Goodbye To The Blues, recorded with The Del McCoury Band. Like Rob and Ronnie McCoury, David got an early start playing bluegrass professionally with

The Fly Birds are a bluegrass/old time quartet based in northern Virginia who have been performing together this past six years. In addition to their popular live shows, they have an interesting naming convention for their recorded releases. After a

Mountain Fever has a new single for Nothin' Fancy, the second from their upcoming sixth album with the label, Here We Go Again, expected later this year. Like many of the band's songs, Crash and Burn was written by founder, mandolinist,