Pinecastle Records has announced November 3 as the release for Next New Heartbreak, their debut project with singer and multi-instrumentalist Brad Hudson. The North Carolina native is currently working as reso man with Sideline and, over the years, his career has
Mountain Fever has dropped a first single today from Australian grasser Kristy Cox, the title track from her upcoming album, Ricochet. It's a driving number written by Jerry Salley, Alice Lankford, and Jimbo Martin. Cox gives the song a nice bluesy
The Great Smoky Mountains Association created quite a stir with their 2016 album, On Top Of Old Smoky - New Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music. A collection of new recordings of classic mountain folk songs by prominent acoustic artists, the album
The Railsplitters, who hail from Boulder, CO, have a new album, Jump In, set to drop on November 10. They have graciously agreed to share a track with our readers in advance. The band was a hit at the recent IBMA
Masontown was a small, mining community in the Colorado hills, destroyed by an avalanche nearly 100 years ago. Now completely deserted, it's the name chosen by a young quartet of string musicians from Denver whose debut full-length album, In This
The Infamous Stringdusters are continuing their tradition of dropping shorter, EP projects between their major studio albums with the planned late October release of Undercover 2, a second volume of rock and pop covers done 'Dusters style. These boys are true
Rebel Records in Virginia has announced the signing of Tennessee bluegrass band High Fidelity to the label. It's a good fit as Rebel has long been the home of some of the finest traditional bluegrass ever recorded, and High Fidelity is
Shortly before the IBMA convened their World of Bluegrass last week, Kevin and Debbie Williamson signed their family band, Williamson Branch, with Pinecastle Records in North Carolina. The group consists of Kevin on guitar and Debbie on mandolin, with their three
Up-and-coming guitarist and singer Molly Tuttle has signed with Compass Records, just in time for a whirlwind week at IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh. Tuttle, who has been catching the attention of the bluegrass world since she was a
Mike Barnett was already a well-regarded musician before accepting the fiddle gig recently with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder. His first album was released while he was just 14, and while attending the Berklee College of Music he was invited