Bluegrass band news

Nu-Blu has announced Justin Harrison as the newest member of the group. He will play mandolin and fiddle. Justin is a graduate of the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University in Kentucky, but is a North Carolinian like

Kim Robins has announced an addition to her touring band, 40 Years Late. Kyle Estep has joined the group on guitar, taking the spot previously occupied by Kim's bandleader, Chris Martin, who has moved to bass following the departure of Jade Bacon. Kyle

Songs From The Road Band - photo by Justin Fouts Things are happening fast for the Songs From The Road Band. Though they have existed for more than a decade as a special project studio group, they have recently committed to a

Just over a month after announcing the departure of founding member and bass player Charles Humphrey III, The Steep Canyon Rangers have a new bass man in hand. And they didn't have to look far to find him. Barrett Smith is a

Nashville-based bluegrass singer, songwriter, and recording engineer Rebekah Long has announced two new members of her touring band. Lee Chapman is now playing bass. He's been a grasser since he first saw Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver back in the mid-'90s. Chapman

Ragged Union has been performing all across the US from their base in Colorado for many years now. Their vibe is original, contemporary bluegrass, largely written within the band, buoyed by the lead vocals of Geoff and Christina Union. The husband-and-wife

January 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of Hot Rize's first gigs, in Boulder, Colorado back in 1978.   Often called America's Bluegrass Band, Hot Rize has always balanced innovation with tradition to create their own style of bluegrass music. Perhaps the most

What do you get when you take three Boxcars and put them together with a dose of Ramblers Choice? According to Adam Steffey, you end up with Highland Travelers, a new band announced just this week. Following the breakup of The Boxcars

After 12 years on the road with Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, fiddler Justen Haynes is hanging up his bow to focus his efforts on a new business venture he and his wife have started in Virginia. They have

Canaan's Crossing, a bluegrass/Gospel group based in Alabama, has welcomed Hannah Black to the band on fiddle. The 19 year old college freshman won a state championship in high school as a member of the Arab High School Future Farmers of America string