If he's not careful, Americana/country star Sturgill Simpson may get himself pigeonholed as a bluegrass artist. His third album in the past ten months is also the third using top Nashville bluegrass pickers to create a grassy vibe for his original
Bluegrass recording news
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Save Me drops for King James Boys
Morning Glory Music has released a new single from The King James Boys, a familiar Gospel favorite written by David Ray Johnson called Save Me. It maintains the band's penchant for putting their bluegrass stamp on southern Gospel style harmony singing, which
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Track Premiere: Ernest T. Grass from Bluegrass at the Crossroads
Mountain Home Music continues to releases singles from its Bluegrass at the Crossroads album, a sort of 'band scramble in the studio' project that puts musicians and singers from different groups together to record both new and classic bluegrass. This week
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Hurricane – new single from Kim Robins
Pinecastle Records has released a new single for Kim Robins, the lead-off track for her upcoming album with the label, Leave The Porch Light On. It's one called Hurricane - a perfect song for this time of year - written by
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Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys Live at the Greenwich Coonhunters Club
A brand new CD from Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys in 1982 was released last weekend at the Coal Miner Appreciation Festival in McClure, VA at the Hills of Home. This show was from my personal, private collection
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Tennessee Bluegrass Band signs with Billy Blue Records
Aynsley Porchak, Lincoln Hensley, Tim Laughlin, Jerry Salley, Gracie Meador, and John Meador Billy Blue Records in Nashville has announced the signing of fast rising bluegrass act, Tennessee Bluegrass Band, to the label. This group of talented young pickers and singers
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I Wanna Be Where You Are – new music from Junior Sisk
Mountain Fever Records has a new single today from Junior Sisk, recorded with his crack bluegrass band. Few artists today embody the soul and feel of traditional bluegrass like Junior does, and surely that is the reason he is nominated
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Billy Ray Cyrus teams with Bobbi & Teddi Cyrus for new single
Pinecastle Records has released a new bluegrass Gospel single for Bobby & Teddi Cyrus, featuring guest vocals from cousin Billy Ray Cyrus, who co-wrote the song with Bobby. It marks Billy Ray's very first recording of bluegrass music. Cyrus, famous worldwide
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In The Sweet By and By – Dolly Parton single from Country Faith Bluegrass
Billy Blue Records has released a first single from a new all star project, also announced today, Country Faith Bluegrass. It features both new and classic recordings by the hottest artists in contemporary bluegrass Gospel. Included are new contributions from
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Catalpa Hop video from Brad Kolodner
Photo of Brad Kolodner by Casey Vock. Album art by Kelley Wills Brad Kolodner is a popular figure in the music scene of the Baltimore/Washington region. The noted clawhammer banjoist is the son of another well-known old time musician, Ken Kolodner,