As music consumers have moved away from album purchases to individual tracks, bluegrass labels have begun concentrating their efforts in the same direction. Even with most still releasing full albums, the record companies have been devoting more attention to promoting
An important figure in the bluegrass and traditional country music community in southeastern Pennsylvania has left us. Larry Waltman, longtime proprietor of the Sunset Music Park in Jennersville, died on October 29. He was 100 years old. Sunset Park hosted outdoor
When The Grascals released the first single from their 2016 album, And Then There's This..., we discovered two new stars in the bluegrass firmament. The song was I Know Better, sung by the band's new guitarist, John Bryan, co-written by
Pinecastle Records and the SamJam Bluegrass Festival have announced that they will be partnering next year for the first ever Pinecastle Records National Bluegrass Band Competition. This competition will be held during the 2019 SamJam in Ohio, with the winning band leaving
Tattered Window Shade has been released as the latest single from Terry Baucom & the Dukes Of Drive, coming in conjunction with Catch Another Dream, the new album on which it is contained. It hits while another track from the record, They
Tony Trischka leads a banjo class at the initial Ashoken Bluegrass Camp - photo by Stewart Dean The Ashokan Center in New York recently hosted their initial bluegrass camp, after successfully holding instructional camps for old time, klezmer, and other forms
West Virginia bluegrass musician and songwriter Mike Blackburn died at his home on October 8. He was 58 years of age, and had been dealing with health problems this past few years. Mike had performed with a number of groups in
Today, with the release of the album A Tribute to the Kentucky Colonels, living legend, mandolin player and singer Roland White celebrates a trailblazing period of his storied career with new recordings of songs and tunes that, as a member
As a treat for fans on the album release day, Town Mountain is offering a full premiere today of their latest, New Freedom Blues. The project was recorded at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC, produced by Foghorn Stringband's Caleb Klauder. The
Patton Wages with Volume Five - photo by Ted Lehmann Pickers in north Georgia have a great new opportunity to study with a top pro player. Patton Wages, banjo player with Volume Five, will be teaching at Acoustic Cellar Guitars in Clarkesville