Songs From The Road Band, the popular progressive bluegrass group from western North Carolina, has announced a change in artist representation for the new year. They have signed with the Prater Day agency, home to a wide array of contemporary
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New look for Becky Buller Band in 2021
Nate Lee and Dan Boner with The Becky Buller Band - photo © Shelly Swanger Photography The Becky Buller Band will welcome some new faces for the upcoming year, as long time members Dan Boner and Nate Lee say goodbye. Both
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Malachi Freeman to Uwharrie Drive
Uwharrie Drive, a teenage bluegrass band from central North Carolina, has a new member. Malachi Freeman of Carthage, NC, joins the group on mandolin, replacing Ethan Davis. Best known as fiddler, the sixteen year old took up the mandolin in 2020. "I
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Gena Britt to Phil Leadbetter and The All Stars of Bluegrass
Phil Leadbetter has announced a new member of his critically-acclaimed side project band, The All Stars of Bluegrass. Gena Britt has agreed to come in to play bass, taking the spot vacated by Steve Gulley's earlier this year. Most of us
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Andrew Dowling to Nu-Blu on reso-guitar
Nu-Blu has announced the addition of Andrew Dowling to the band on reso-guitar. The Spartanburg, SC native had been working with Carolina Divide closer to home. Only playing for the past four years, the 20 year old's talent was recognized back
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Dale Ann Bradley leaving Sister Sadie to focus on solo career
Over the past few years, Sister Sadie has been a bluegrass sensation. The group, assembled as a side project in 2013, had become one of the most dominant acts in bluegrass, winning both Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Group
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Theo & Brenna to Deluge Music for management representation
Theo MacMillan, Chris Alderman, and Brenna MacMillan Nashville sibling bluegrass duo, Theo & Brenna, has signed with the newly-formed agency, Deluge Music Management, for exclusive management representation. Theo and Brenna MacMillan grew up in Kentucky, as two of twelve brothers and sisters. When
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Wyatt Kidd to Crandall Creek
Bell Buckle recording artist Crandall Creek has added a new member. Fiddler Wyatt Kidd from Moundsville, WV has recently joined the band. Only 21 years old, Wyatt has been playing the fiddle since he was 9, along with most all of
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Drive Time’s Tyler Jackson suffers brain aneurysm
Tyler Jackson, 24 year old banjoist with North Carolina-based bluegrass band, Drive Time, was stricken with a brain aneurysm over the weekend. The tragic news spread quickly over social media and rocked the bluegrass community. The Buies Creek resident became ill
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The Farm Hands – new look, new sound, same bluegrass focus
The Farm Hands have been through a lot in 2020, as we all have, and they are back as strong ever with some new members, an updated sound, and even a new web site. But they are still playing the