Don Wayne Reno with Tim Graves Tim Graves has announced the lineup for The Farm Hands going into 2022. Don Wayne Reno, son of the legendary Don Reno, has joined the group on the five string banjo. Don Wayne has had a
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Merle Monroe is now The Tim Raybon Band
Merle Monroe, the popular bluegrass band founded by Tim Raybon and Daniel Grindstaff, is rebranding as The Tim Raybon Band going into 2022. It's not as a result of any fallout between Tim and Daniel, or Daniel leaving the group, as
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Introducing the Tennessee Plow Cleaners
Bluegrass songwriter, Billy Smith, has formed a new band, the Tennessee Plow Cleaners. The Nashville-based ensemble consists of David Talbot on banjo, Shad Cobb on fiddle, Smith on guitar, and his wife, Marilyn, on upright bass. Ironically, none of the
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Nick Chandler looks back from the other side of COVID
"I'm not lucky... I'm blessed," Nick Chandler stated firmly regarding his personal battle with COVID-19 this fall. The western North Carolina mandolinist and singer was stricken with the deadly virus in October, and spent three weeks in the hospital. "Right after IBMA, my
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Michael Cleveland receives 2020 Indiana Governor’s Award
Henryville, IN native Michael Cleveland, one of the most celebrated and awarded musicians in bluegrass history, was recently named a recipient of the 2020 Indiana Governor's Arts Awards. Born completely blind, Michael started on the fiddle at four years old, determined as
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Frank Solivan to Cumberland Music Collective
Noted bluegrass vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Frank Solivan, and his stout touring band, Dirty Kitchen, have signed an exclusive representation agreement with Nashville's Cumberland Music Collective. Solivan first came to national prominence in bluegrass as a member of the US Navy's Country
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Gabe Hirshfeld to Full Cord Bluegrass
Full Cord, a Michigan-based bluegrass group of some 14 years standing, has announced the addition of Gabe Hirshfeld to the band on banjo. Hirshfeld, a Boston native, gained notoriety nationally for his time with Lonely Heartstring Band, an outfit he joined
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Amanda Cook to Advance Artist Support – new album on the way
Advance Artist Support, an artist representation, social media management, and promotions company in Advance, NC, has announced the signing of Amanda Cook and The Amanda Cook Band to the agency. Mandy Tenery, who runs the organization, will take over these
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Stanley Brothers got their start 75 years ago this month
The Stanley Brothers, from Dickenson County, Virginia, formed their band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, in the month of November 1946. Carter played guitar and sang lead, while Ralph played banjo and sang with what was then a timorous high tenor
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End of the road… Trinity River Band plays their final show
Trinity River Band, the bluegrass Harris family group from Callahan, FL, has officially called it quits after playing their final show last Friday, October 22, at the Northeast Florida Agriculture Fair near their home base. The entire family had earned their