For a true bluegrass fan, it isn't really Christmas until you hear a rollicking version of the Bill Monroe classic, Christmas Time's A-Comin', written by the great Tex Logan. Here's a new one for this year, taken from The Petersens' latest
Christmas Music
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Christmas music medley from Jake & Rebekah Workman
Happy Day before Christmas, everybody! We hope that you have all reached your final holiday destination, and will have the opportunity to spend time with those most dear to you. Let's spend our Christmas Eve enjoying some of the Christmas music videos
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Country Christmas from Colin Gordon-Farleigh
Colin Gordon-Farleigh is a retired minister in the Presbyterian Church of Wales, who also writes and sings bluegrass and traditional country music from his home in Cheshire. This year, he has released an EP of Christmas music, Country Christmas, made up
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Join Chris Thile and Aoife O’Donovan for a Christmas special online
Back in the 1950s and '60s, a type of Christmas special was very popular on television, featuring popular singers as hosts. They would appear in homey scenes with their families, singing traditional carols, and drinking hot chocolate or egg nog.
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Becky Buller’s 3rd annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest
With Christmas parties off the docket for most of us this year, many folks who have already pulled out their tacky holiday attire are wondering why they bothered. But there is still a chance to get a reaction from that appalling
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You and Christmas Cookies from Kim Robins
Pinecastle Records has a new release from Kim Robins, her first ever Christmas single. It's one she wrote called You and Christmas Cookies, which takes a bluesy bluegrass look at the annual baking tradition. Think a modern Jingle Bell Rock with
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‘Tis The Season from Amy Gallatin
From Connecticut comes veteran bluegrass vocalist Amy Gallatin, with a new Christmas record to share this year. Called simply 'Tis The Season, it features a total of 20 selections, drawn mostly from less familiar contemporary Christmas and holiday songs. Not strictly
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Happy Joyous Hanukkah video from Nefesh Mountain
Nefesh Mountain has released a music video from their 2020 Hanukkah Concert, which streamed live this past Saturday night from The Barn at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY. It's their bluegrass arrangement of Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah, incorporating snippets
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We Three Kings from Anthony Howell
Anthony Howell, the talented young banjo player with Williamson Branch, has released a new single for the Noxubee Hills Music Group, his own arrangement of a Christmas classic. Actually, Anthony plays more than just banjo with the Williamsons, taking on guitar
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Nefesh Mountain to offer live Hanukkah concert online
Nefesh Mountain, the contemporary bluegrass band that bases its repertoire on both liturgical and original music rooted in their Jewish faith, has announced a live streaming concert this weekend. The show will be held on December 12 at 8:00 p.m. (EST),