David Parmley, surely one of the most popular and influential bluegrass vocalists over the past five decades, is now being represented by Sho-Me Music Entertainment, a boutique agency in Missouri. From his early days with The Bluegrass Cardinals to his on
Virginia banjo picker Jacob Wright, who has spent the past several years working with Larry Sparks, has announced that he will be leaving the Lonesome Ramblers at the end of this year. He tells us that working with Sparks has been
The Kevin Prater Band has announced Bailey Moore as their newest member, joining the group on bass. At only 19 years of age, Bailey brings a surprising amount of experience to his new role, along with a serious bluegrass pedigree. A
This past few years have seen a number of stories about bluegrass vocalist and bandleader Mark Newton, but sadly most were not about new music or new career achievements. They tended to focus on the severe health problems that had
Best Before War, a bluegrass group from Modena, near Bologna in northern Italy, has announced a reformed lineup for the band. Members now include Silvia Nicoletti on lead vocals, Elena Mirandola on fiddle, Andrea Cerè on bass, Marco Pandolfi on banjo
With their performance today at Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies in Gatlinburg, TN, family grassers Williamson Branch will celebrate ten years as a band, and ten consecutive times performing at this festival. Kevin and Debbie Williamson launched a band with their
Central North Carolina bluegrass gospel group and Morning Glory recording artists, Last Hour Bluegrass, welcomes their newest member, mandolinist Nathan Orange, to the band. A fourth generation musician, Orange resides in Mount Airy, NC. On joining the band, Nathan shared... "I'm thankful
Brian Swenk, principal with Rockwood Booking, has announced the signing of Mountain Fever recoding artists Colebrook Road for exclusive representation. The Pennsylvania group has been performing together since 2009, but have expanded their touring substantially in recent years since their 2019
East Nash Grass on the Grand Ole Opry (10/31/23) - photo © Chris Hollo for the Grand Ole Opry Tuesday was a big day for East Nash Grass, who made their Grand Ole Opry debut on Halloween night. They prepped for the
Hope River Entertainment is happy to announce that they are the new representatives for bluegrass headliners Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out. Almost from the time IIIrd Tyme Out emerged in 1991, they achieved top tier status in the bluegrass world.
