Mountain Fever Records has announced today the signing of Pennsylvania bluegrass artists Colebrook Road to the label. The band has spent the past 6 years honing their craft, and competing in the many fiddlers conventions and band competitions within the east
Following the departure of founding member Gerald Harbor, The Churchmen are ready to announce his replacement. Greg Jones, a well-known mandolinist and vocalist from Mount Airy, NC is taking on that role. Jones has actually been touring with the band for
Dale Ann Bradley has announced the latest edition to her touring band. Steve Wilson from South Carolina has signed on as banjo player with the group. Many bluegrass fans know Steve as the chief luthier with Wilson Custom Banjos, or as
Pennsylvania-based grassers Remington Ryde have signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with The Hideaway Farm & Storytellers Museum in Bon Aqua, Tennessee. Owners Brian and Sally Oxley manage this historic location, once owned by Johnny Cash, have saved it from oblivion, and restored
Darin and Brooke Aldridge had time to spare before their evening set at the Coleman Station Bluegrass Festival last Saturday in southwestern Pennsylvania, so they took side roads instead of their usual turnpike route. In the process, they made a new
In the realm of bluegrass, few bands survive more than 10-15 years. Even that is considered quite an achievement, especially among part-time groups whose members juggle work and family commitments to keep the music flowing. Bands that make it to
Bluegrass tours have been known to stop in some unique places that other genres might never think to book... school auditoriums, community centers, fields on a mountain in the middle of nowhere. Lafferty Pike, an all-female, family bluegrass band that
2018 has been a good year for Deeper Shade of Blue. The western North Carolina quintet signed with Mountain Fever Records, and released their first album with the label, called Steam. After 17 years together and six independently-released projects, these boys have
Corey Zink has announced the newest member to his group, Zink & Co. Doug Bartlett has joined the band, playing mandolin and some twin fiddle. Doug's should be a familiar face to bluegrass fans, as he has worked with a number
Jerry Salley and Ed Leonard (standing) sign a contract with Darrell Webb and Barry Abernathy Billy Blue Records, the newly-formed bluegrass label headed by Jerry Salley and Ed Leonard, has signed their first artists, Appalachian Road Show, a new band project