Jason Carter, fiddler for both The Del McCoury Band and The Travelin' McCourys, has announced an upcoming solo project, Lowdown Hoedown, featuring his considerable skills as both a bowman and a vocalist. A debut single is available today, Jason's take on
Bluegrass recording news
Here In The Country – new single from Terry Baucom’s Dukes of Drive
Terry Baucom's Dukes of Drive have a new single from their just released album, the title track, Here in the Country. The iconic banjo man leads a strong quartet of pickers and singers, and this new project is his first with
Track Premiere – Little Lives from Casey Penn
Mountain Fever Records is dropping its second single for Arkansas bluegrass singer Casey Penn, a new one from Nashville songwriting superstar Carl Jackson. It's called Little Lives, and tells a story about how the small things we do for others can
Straight 58 from Starlett & Big John
Rebel Records has released their first single for Starlett & Big John, i.e., Starlett Boswell and Big John Talley, of eastern Virginia. The two have only been working together this past three years, though both have a bluegrass heritage going way
What Would Your Memories Do from Wildfire
To celebrate today's release of their latest album from Wildfire, Quiet Country Town, Pinecastle Records has dropped a special single from the band, a remake of Vern Gosdin's memorable hit, What Would Your Memories Do. Written by Hank Cochran and Dean Dillon,
Track Premiere: La La Blues from Appalachian Road Show
The release date is getting closer for Jubilation, the third Appalachian Road Show album from Billy Blue Records, and they have a single tomorrow with another taste of their new music. We are delighted to premiere it for our readers here today. This
Lazy Ol’ Daddy from Ragged Union
Boulder, CO's Ragged Union has seen some changes in recent years. What was founded in 2013 as a hard-charging bluegrass band has evolved over the years into a string trio that plays grass as well as more Americana style acoustic
New from the Fiction Twins – My Favorite Songs
A decade on from his debut solo project, Toshio Watanabe will release a follow-up CD, The Fiction Twins Plus: My Favorite Songs (Red Clay Records RC-128), at the beginning of October (2022). In the liner notes Watanabe relates …. "When I was
Track Premiere: Tossing and Turning from Jake Leg
When people saw that Colorado's Jake Leg had been selected as a Bluegrass Ramble artist for the 2022 World of Bluegrass convention at the end of this month in Raleigh, there were a lot of quizzical looks in response. Just
Goodwin Brothers to Pinecastle Records
Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of eastern Kentucky's Goodwin Brothers to a contract, both for marketing and distribution of their upcoming self-produced project, and for a second album on the Pinecastle label. The veteran group, which consists of two siblings,