Boston's Lonely Heartstring Band have struck me from the start as one of the most unique and significant young groups in bluegrass music. They legitimately go their own way, without leaving behind the traditions and instrumentation that have informed the
Patuxent Records has released the first single from their upcoming project for Jeff Scroggins & Colorado, just ahead of their reign as featured showcase artists next week at World of Bluegrass in Raleigh. The band is based around the rich baritone
The new Billy Blue Records in Nashville has announced their latest signees, The Band of Kelleys. The family band features siblings Bethany Kelley on fiddle, Victoria on mandolin, and Daniel on bass. Each of them started playing at roughly four years
Dark Shadow Recording has announced that they have signed Rick Faris, guitarist and vocalist for Special Consensus, to a contract with the label. Rick will continue to work with Special C while recording a new solo project when the band
Pinecastle Records moves fast! Today they have announced the signing of rising bluegrass band Carolina Blue to the label, and released a first single from their new album at the same time. That next record, I Hear Bluegrass Calling Me, won't
Last month we shared news about a new children's Christmas book, Fly Possum Fly, written by noted singer and storyteller, Grant Maloy Smith. It's a charming story with a rural twist, where a team of possums step in to save
In advance of the new Kathy Kallick Band album, Horrible World, scheduled for a September 19, 2018, release, she shares an audio clip of one of the tracks, Ride Away. Ride Away, written by Kathy Kallick, is a ‘rollicking bluegrass romp’
The highly-anticipated debut single from the new Appalachian Road Show was released today, giving the bluegrass world a first listen to this group recently formed by Barry Abernathy and Darrell Webb. Signed by the likewise new Billy Blue Records label,
Rural Rhythm Records has released a second single from bluegrass singer/songwriter Eddie Sanders, produced in collaboration with Engelhardt Music Group. It also appears on his latest project, Fast Train To Lonesome, released back in mid-August. This new song was written by
Rural Rhythm Records has released a first single for their upcoming project for Tim Crouch and Dennis Crouch, produced in collaboration with Engelhardt Music Group in Nashville. The Arkansas brothers are veteran grassers of many years, Tim on the fiddle and Dennis