Pinecastle Recording has a new single for Red Camel Collective, the relatively new group led by powerhouse vocalist Heather Berry Mabe. The band is essentially Junior Sisk's touring outfit, minus Junior, with Heather on guitar and vocals, Tony Mabe on banjo,
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Mason Wright to Seth Mulder & Midnight Run
Seth Mulder & Midnight Run have announced a new addition to the band, welcoming Virginia fiddler Mason Wright to the fold. He fills the spot recently vacated by Max Silverstein. Like many bluegrass artists, Mason grew up in a family band
Don Rigsby to tour with Balsam Range in 2025
Following the recent departure of founding fiddler and vocalist Buddy Melton, Balsam Range has announced that bluegrass veteran Don Rigsby will be touring with them during the 2025 season. Don has been involved in bluegrass since he was just a tyke,
Remembering Josh Otsuka of Bluegrass 45
Josh Otsuka, founding guitarist with breakout Japanese bluegrass band, Bluegrass 45, died at his home in Kobe, Japan on January 26. He was 80 years of age. Born Tsuyoshi Otsuka on July 26, 1944, he grew up in a post-war Japan
Katie and Burl from Unspoken Tradition
For their latest Mountain Home Music single, Asheville, NC's Unspoken Tradition has released a song from a fellow western North Carolina outfit, Katie and Burl, which was originally recorded by Acoustic Syndicate in 1999. It's a lovely song written by Steve
Don’t Love Me drops for Ettore Buzzini
Here's another new release for Valentine's Day, this time from Swiss-American banjo heartthrob, Ettore Buzzini, on Patuxent Music. Also know as Eddie Ray, young Buzzini has been playing the banjo since he was nine years old. He has musical grandparents on
Falling in Love Forever from Crandall Creek
Releasing appropriately on Valentine's Day is Crandall Creek's latest single, Falling in Love Forever, a new song written by guitarist Jerry Andrews and his wife, Sharon. And how perfect that it was written by a loving couple, inspired by their own
J.D. Crowe & The New South (ROU-0044) to the Grammy Hall of Fame
J.D. Crowe & The New South, the definitive statement of modern bluegrass released in 1975, and commonly known by its catalog number, Rounder 0044, has been selected for inclusion in the Grammy Hall of Fame. This is the album that cemented
Gena Britt signs with Mountain Home Music
Mountain Home Music Company has announced today the signing of noted banjo player and vocalist Gena Britt to the label. Gena, of course is an original member of Sister Sadie, and an important part of their stage show and studio
Virginia Squires reunion to honor Randall Hylton
Bluegrass lovers in southwestern Virginia have a unique opportunity on March 15 to relive the music of the 1980s when the Floyd Country Store in Floyd, VA presents A Tribute to Randall Hylton with a Virginia Squires reunion. Hylton was a










