Jesse Smathers, guitarist with the Lonesome River Band, has just independently released a new single, Sing Darling Sing. The lively toe-tapping original tune has an old-time flavor that features a clawhammer banjo, fiddle, and mandolin. This is the first taste
In his latest release, Indiana bluegrass singer and songwriter Carl Bentley deals with a very difficult subject, one that affects many families of our service members who have been scarred by what they experienced in wartime. It hits especially hard
Copper Mountain Records has released a new single and accompanying music video for Crandall Creek, featuring the band's newest member, vocalist Carly Greer. Titled Just 18, the song tells of a young woman who leaves home with a dream of music
North Florida's Remedy Tree has released a music video for their latest single, Don't Look Back. The band is the brainchild of Gabriel Acevedo. It was started in 2015 as and indie-folk type band and slowly became Gabriel's dream of a
Can it really be eight years since we've had new music from Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out? It seems that over the past three decades touring together, Russell only records when he has the band sounding just right, and has
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers have announced new representation, moving to the new agency formed by Katie Kirchner, Katie K. Wrangles. Kirchner got her start in artist representation as a founding member of the popular and long-lived midwestern band, Full
West coast flatpicker Jason Keiser is announcing a new album of solo guitar pieces with a debut single tomorrow, his arrangement of the gospel standard, The Old Rugged Cross. Growing up in California, Keiser took up an interest in both bluegrass
The Columbus, OH bluegrass community has lost one of their stalwarts. Ray Sparks, who built and repaired instruments in the region for many years, has died. He passed on September 25 at 89 years of age. Born and raised in Johnson
McCoury Music has released a new single from The Price Sisters, a bit of a departure for this group who typically hews very close to the traditional sound. It's their bluegrass cover of Ten Cent Pistol, written and originally recorded
Even though they weren't officially on the bill, East Nash Grass was one group that most folks at last week's IBMA celebrations were talking about - and not just because of Harry Clark's Awards Show attire. With their second album
