Music

The holidays always put noted bluegrass songwriter Rick Lang in a giving mood. It has become a tradition for him to produce a new Christmas single each year, and offer it as a free download for anyone looking for some

Boston's Mile Twelve is back with new music from an upcoming album after adding new personnel last year. Founding members Evan Murphy (guitar), BB Bowness (banjo), and Nate Sabat (bass) remain, and the band has welcomed Ella Jordan on fiddle

Jason Fraley, mandolinist with Deeper Shade of Blue, has released his first solo project, Acoustic Flavor of Christmas, just in time for the holidays. All ten instrumentals feature Fraley on acoustic and hollow-body guitar (jazz model), acoustic electric bass, mandolin,

Who doesn't like a John Hartford song? He never seemed to write one that wasn't fun, memorable, or cogent in some way, several of which have become familiar worldwide. And he stayed within the bluegrass/old time tradition throughout his life

Dudley Murphy, top-rated flatpick guitarist with Radio Flyer, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022. He was 82 years of age.   Born on April 16, 1940, in Danville, Kentucky, Murphy's interest in music began during his high school days in

As their first project for Daywind Music Group's revived Thoroughbred Records, bluegrass gospel stalwarts Chosen Road have released an album of holiday music, Appalachian Christmas. Produced by band members Jonathan Buckner, Zachary Alvis, and Tyler Robertson, the project includes 13 new

Becky Buller's 2022 Christmas album, The Perfect Gift, is set to release next week with a debut single available now to those who place a pre-order online. The project contains what is becoming the standard mix for new bluegrass Christmas-themed recordings

Mississippi's Breaking Grass has been announced as the first signees of the newly-formed Hog Grass Entertainment agency, launched last week in Nashville by Ben Wilson on Paul Harris of The Cleverlys. The band is based around the singing and original music

615 Hideaway Records has a new single for David Parmley, taken from his upcoming full-length project with the label. It's a song called West Virginia, written by Linda Buell and Jody Emerson, that reunites the legendary bluegrass vocalist with his long time partner

Billy Blue Records has released a new single from their current album, Jubilation, by Appalachian Road Show. This latest, The Ballad of Kidder Cole, is a perfect demonstration of why this group has won a legion of fans from their three