Bluegrass band news

Ricky Skaggs has announced two new members of his barnstorming bluegrass group, Kentucky Thunder. Mike Rogers will come aboard as tenor singer and Billy Contreras as fiddler. Both are highly celebrated artists in their own right, and will surely add

We've mentioned many times how hard the people behind the scenes in the bluegrass music industry work, putting in long hours and many weekends promoting, recording, and publicizing the artists and the events where its played. Every year the IBMA

Marc Pruett, life long banjo player extraordinaire and founding member of Balsam Range, suffered a severe fall at a show in California earlier this week. The band was performing at the Redlands Bowl in Redlands, CA and he fell stepping down

Following the past year of restricted performance opportunities for touring artists, a lot of your favorite bands may look a bit different this summer season. Not many folks can survive a year with no income, and we have seen a

Terry Baucom has announced the newest member of his touring and recording group, the Dukes of Drive. And it's someone who has been associated with Bauc for a good many of his 50 years in the business. Clay Jones joins the

The Andrea Roberts Agency has announced the signing of Seth Mulder & Midnight Run for exclusive booking representation. These masters of '50s and '60s throwback bluegrass have also recently signed with Mountain Fever Records. Seth and the boys got their start

Josh Grigsby has been performing bluegrass from Virginia's scenic Northern Neck region for the past eight years with his band, County Line, which also includes his wife, Crystal, on harmony vocals. With his strong tenor voice and traditional bluegrass sound,

There's a brand new bluegrass band recently formed in east Tennessee that is sure to please anyone who enjoys solid, traditional bluegrass music. Named simply The Tennessee Bluegrass Band, this quintet features some of the brightest lights among our music's youth

Trevor Holder with The Price Sisters at 2021 DelFest Lite - photo © Tara Linhardt The Price Sisters have announced a new member to their touring band, Trevor Holder of Greenville, South Carolina who has joined the group on banjo. Trevor grew

Missy Raines is getting ready to celebrate a return to post-pandemic normalcy with another return – to her roots. The nine-time IBMA bass player of the year is booking dates and planning to record with her new band – her new