Music

Jim Mills, one of the most celebrated banjo players of his generation, and a noted vintage instrument trader, has died of a heart attack at his home in Durham, NC on May 3. He was 57 years of age. Though most

Joe Mullins is taking over SiriusXM's Bluegrass Junction at the top of each hour this weekend, starting at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, in celebration of today's extended vinyl re-release of the all-star bluegrass project, Industrial Strength Bluegrass - Southwestern Ohio's

Tim Raybon is getting a head start on Memorial Day this year, treating May as Memorial Month, with a timely remake of a Trace Adkins album cut in tribute to our fallen service members. Pinecastle Records won't release the single for

Slovak banjoist Richard Ciferský, founder of innovative music accessory company Banjolit and banjo man with Bill Faster in the Slovak Republic, has released a unique and interesting project called The Adventures of Willo the Dwarf, which combines an audio CD

Engelhardt Music Group has a new single for Fast Track, who are rapidly becoming a favorite for fans of traditional bluegrass all across the country. Experienced sidemen all, the band was formed as Cardinal Tradition to accompany David Parmley prior

South Carolina's Retro 78 has announced a new single this month, one written by fellow Palmetto State grasser Trey Ward, called A Man Who's Never Plowed. The band has been on something of a roll since winning the 2022 SPBGMA International

Nashville fiddler and vocalist Bronwyn Keith-Hynes has released a third single from her upcoming album with Sugar Petunia Records, I Built A World. After winning fiddle contests throughout the mid Atlantic region as a teen, Bronwyn debuted professionally as a

Mountain Fever Records has a new single for Summer Brooke, a sort of country/bluegrass mashup called I Know Better, written by Summer and her brother, Brayden McMahan. The bluegrass world watched Summer and Brayden grow up in their family band, Mountain

Adam McIntosh pulls a classic from The Eagles in 1972 for his next single with Billy Blue Records, and it's a good'n. The guitarist and vocalist with Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers does a bang up job on this number,

Distinctive bluegrass mandolin stylist Frank Wakefield died on April 26 at his home in Saratoga Springs, NY. He was 89 years of age. Born Franklin Delano Wakefield on June 26, 1934 in Emory Gap in east Tennessee, his family moved to