Western North Carolina's Appalachian Smoke has a debut single this month, Good at Gone, the first since their recent deal with Mountain Fever Records, a contract that resulted from the strength of their independently produced Colder Side of Love project
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Norbert McGettigan to Larry Stephenson Band on bass
Larry Stephenson has announced a new bass player for his band, Norbert McGettigan, who makes his home in Asheville, NC. The 27 year old musician is a native of Moorestown, NJ, and says that he has had Larry's music in his
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Stones drops for Breakin’ Strings
Maine's Breakin' Strings is another bluegrass act starting out 2024 with a new single. It's one written and sung by guitarist Cliff Gelina called Stones, with harmony from his sister, Amanda. The two siblings grew up in bluegrass, performing with The
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John Holder departs Balsam Range
John Holder at a Balsam Range show - photo © Mike Duncan After 10 years, John Holder is stepping down as full time sound man for Balsam Range. "After much deliberation and prayer, I made a decision to turn in my notice
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It’s Time To Go Home from JigJam
Irish grassers JigJam have a new single today, a lovely waltz time ballad called Time To Go Home, played in a style they call iGrass. The song, written by lead singer and guitarist Jamie McKeogh, explores a side of Irish culture
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Homesick for Virginia from Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
Pinecastle Records has a new single today from the reformulated Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road, the second track to drop from their upcoming project, Yellow Line. This latest, Homesick for Virginia, might surprise some of the band's longtime fans. Known
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Silence drops for Katelyn Ingardia
Talented South Carolina bluegrass singer and songwriter Katelyn Ingardia, lead vocalist for Backline, has released a new single today from her solo project, one she wrote with Louis Hughes called Silence. The song is about the big empty space in your
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The Scandies Rose from Daniel Crabtree
Bluegrass fans always love a good sad song, and what could be more morose than a shipwreck in the freezing waters off Alaska's coast? That is the subject of The Scandies Rose, the second single from Daniel Crabtree's just-released album, Storms
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Welcome Sage and Prairie Wildfire
Young, all-female group Prairie Wildfire from Wyoming is morphing into a new formation, with mandolinist and vocalist Sage Palser at the helm. They will go forward as Sage and Prairie Wildfire with new personnel, as Palser's previous bandmates, Tessa Taylor
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Big Wheels – new single from Authentic Unlimited
Big Wheels is the second single from Authentic Unlimited's upcoming project, So Much for Forever, set to release March 29. It's a red-hot addition to the canon of classic truck driving songs. Penned by none other than bass man Jerry Cole,