Scotty and Charles Fields have been playing bluegrass all their lives. Their father, Wayne Fields, played with Southern Blend, The Boys from Indiana, and J.D. Crowe, and the boys have been carrying on that tradition for some time. Both have earned
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The First Noel from Jacob Underwood
Jacob Underwood, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and third-generation grasser, has released a new album of Christmas music this month. It's titled Christmas Greetings from Jacob Underwood: Songs for a Merry Christmas, containing 12 tracks of holiday favorites, recorded with bluegrass and acoustic
Good Home Grown Music springs back to life
Tom T. and Dixie Hall - photo © Terry Herd Good Home Grown Music, the publishing company for the songs written by Tom T. & Dixie Hall, is back online again, thanks to the work of webmaster David Roye, known to
Old Hickory from Andy Leftwich
It's always a good time for a fiddle tune, and that's just what bowmeister Andy Leftwich has brought for his latest single with Mountain Home Music. It's a new one he put together called Old Hickory, with a Texas feel and
Mayne Smith passes
Mayne Smith at the Bluegrass Music Symposium - photo © Carl Fleischhauer;and with the Pigeon Hill Boys - photo © Ann Milovsoroff This remembrance of Mayne Smith (March 15, 1939-November 12, 2025) is a contribution from Neil V. Rosenberg, noted bluegrass
Christmas Time Back Home from High Fidelity
Rebel Records is joining in the Christmas cheer with a new single release from High Fidelity, their remake of a classic Country Gentlemen number. It's Christmas Time Back Home, written by John Duffey and Ann Streeter, and recorded by the Gents
Chris Davis to Billy Blue Records
When we spoke last month with Chris Davis, soon to be late of Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, about his new solo career, he intimated that a record label signing was imminent, but that we couldn't say anything about
Hills of Home from Luke Shamblin
Bluegrass artist Luke Shamblin has chosen a Hazel Dickens classic, Hills of Home, for his latest single, as a personal tribute in this 100th anniversary year of her birth. Like Hazel, he is a West Virginia native, now living in
The Millworker’s Wage from Andrew Crawford
Bonfire Music Group has a new single for South Carolina singer/songwriter Andrew Crawford, one that takes a look at a tragic and bloody event that took place about a hundred years ago in his home state. The song is called The
Silver Bells video from Dear Maribella & the Pigkickers
Here's a Christmas offering from Dear Maribella & the Pigkickers, the Trakimowicz siblings from Hampstead, NC, who have made a mark of late with their family bluegrass sound. They have created a grassy arrangement of the holiday classic Silver Bells,










