From New England comes Mamma's Marmalade, a newgrass quartet who formed while the founders were attending the University of Massachusetts. Their third album, Rabbit Analog, is due in August, and the band has agreed to share one of the tracks in
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The Great I Am from Valerie Smith and The McCrary Sisters
Bell Buckle Records has released another single from their upcoming album for Valerie Smith. This next effort, Renaissance, is a solo project produced and engineered by Tim Carter, as distinct from her band records with Liberty Pike. For this next single
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Two new banjo instructional videos from Ned Luberecki
We have often accused Ned Luberecki of being among the busiest guys in bluegrass. In addition to playing banjo with the Becky Buller Band, he is an on-air radio personality on Bluegrass Junction at SiriusXM, a private banjo instructor, and
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Tend To My Flowers from Cedar Hill
Mountain Fever Records has released a new single from Ozark grassers Cedar Hill. Like their previous release, this latest, Tend To My Flowers comes from their upcoming album, New Chapter, expected this fall. The band has been active since 1967, formed
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Phillip Wells passes
Long-standing bluegrass and country music aficionado and student, Phillip Wells, passed away suddenly at his home in South Hadley, Massachusetts, on Friday, July 9, 2021. Born May 23, 1936, Wells grew up on a small dairy farm in The Berkshires of
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Marc Pruett recovering after serious fall at Balsam Range show
Marc Pruett, life long banjo player extraordinaire and founding member of Balsam Range, suffered a severe fall at a show in California earlier this week. The band was performing at the Redlands Bowl in Redlands, CA and he fell stepping down
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Wild Mountain Stream – new single from Irene Kelley
Irene Kelley - photo by Anastasia Steinman Irene Kelley has been a consistent hitmaker in bluegrass for the past decade or so. It seems that nearly everything she releases ends up at the top of our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart.
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Transistor Radio drops for Daryl Mosley
Bluegrass singer and songwriter Daryl Mosley has had success with s number of songs the past year, with multiple songs from his Secret of Life album obtaining radio play. Now Pinecastle Records has a debut single from his next project,
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News from ArtistWorks – new ownership and Sierra Hull mandolin course
Lots of news this week from ArtistWorks, the online learning academy with a special focus on bluegrass and acoustic music. Just as they have announced a new mandolin course taught by Sierra Hull, the company has announced that it has been
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Country Side of Heaven from Larry Stephenson Band
The Larry Stephenson Band has just released their latest album, Retrospective (LSB Live), a compilation of live recordings Larry has made over his 32 year career as a bandleader. The live takes were captured at both indoor and outdoor events,