Pinecastle Records has released a single from one of their more recent signees, The King James Boys from Cowpens, South Carolina. The Boys perform a hybrid style, blending Southern Gospel harmony with contemporary bluegrass instrumentation. Their first Pinecastle project, Time To
Bonfire Recording Company has announced the signing of Indiana bluegrass band Borrowed Tyme to the label. Located in Greenville, SC, Bonfire is owned by Pinecastle Records and is their home studio. A debut album from the band is due from Bonfire
Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition has been awarded the Jack Spadaro Documentary Award from the Appalachian Studies Association for the best documentary media project of 2017. The two-disc set is an effort by the Great Smoky Mountains Association in support of
Tim White and Troublesome Hollow have a new album coming out next month, their fifth as a group, and their first in 18 years. The guys have reformed after 17 years apart to record Old School, 17 tracks including favorite
Today’s single release, the 9th in the 11 weeks of new singles program by Pinecastle Records, is Deanie Richardson’s Stoney Mae, a song written by Richardson and Bill Tennyson. Richardson says this about how the song came to be and what
Pinecastle Records has released a single from one of our favorite family groups, Williamson Branch. It's a home grown band, created by longtime grasser Kevin Williamson and his wife, Debbie. Kevin plays guitar, and Debbie mandolin, with teen daughters Melody on
Mountain Home Music Company has announced the signing of Unspoken Tradition to the label. Based in western North Carolina, the band specializes in original bluegrass music, and impressed the folks at Mountain Home with their two prior self-produced projects. They have
Patuxent Music in Maryland has announced the signing of Jeff Scroggins & Colorado to the label. They will start to work right away on a new album, with Mark Schatz producing. The band consists of bluegrass veterans Greg Blake on guitar
In 2005 when David Davis was looking for material for his then next album, Troubled Times (Rebel REB-CD 1817), a friend and confidante prompted Davis to record the Charlie Poole song Milwaukee Blues. It proved to be a good suggestion, as
If I knew you were coming I'd have baked a cake. That was the name of a hit song back in the early '50s, and it looks like the folks at Mountain Home Music Company knew Sideline was coming for a