Bluegrass recording news

Alan Barnosky is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Michigan who discovered his muse after relocating to North Carolina in 2012. Originally a bassist, he left the upright behind in the move when he realized it wouldn't fit in the

Preston Thompson Guitars has announced the launch of Northwest Flatpick Camp, their first weekend guitar workshop in Sisters, OR. They have partnered with the Oregon Bluegrass Association and Sisters Folk Festival to bring Dan Miller and Tim May up to

Just a few short weeks after announcing their formation, Fast Track - the latest bluegrass supergroup formed from experienced veteran sidemen - has signed with Engelhardt Music Group in Nashville, and today releases their debut single. Fast Track made their entry

No Headlights is the title track from the next album by Kristy Cox, expected February 28 on Mountain Fever Records, released today as a single. It's a powerful song, written by Liz Hengber, Tammy Rogers, and Jerry Salley, which provides a promise

Since country music has essentially turned its back on, well... country music, there are more and more artists who are too country for country radio looking to the bluegrass market. One great example is The Malpass Brothers, whose honky tonk

When I first met The Wildmans, they were pre-teen pickers circulating in the arts-rich mountain community of Floyd, VA. Even then, with their mom ferrying them to rehearsals and shows, it was clear that these two young musicians, Aila and

Compass Records has announced the signing of Forrest O'Connor and Kate Lee O'Connor, who perform and record as O'Connor Lee. The two, husband and wife, also work together with Forrest's dad, the one-and-only Mark O'Connor, as The O'Connor Band. Kate and

Billy Blue Records has released a new single for Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, taken from their new album, Live In Prague, Czech Republic. It's a bluegrass classic with something of a storied history. Out In The Cold World was recorded by

Denver's Thunder and Rain has released a second single from their upcoming Passing in the Night project, expected early in 2020.  We are delighted to premiere it here today. Wine and Weed and You, which we initially thought might be a

Rounder Records has released Bad For You, the title track from their upcoming album from The SteelDrivers, as a debut single. Like most of their music, it's a mega-bluesy number featuring hair-parting vocals from guitarist, Kelvin Damrel, who came up in music