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On Monday, July 1, we posted part one of the story behind the song Three Days in July. In the course of compiling the feature Mark Simos, one of the co-writers, mentioned that he had spoken in some detail about the

Mandolinist and tenor vocalist Chris Davis has been announced as the newest member of Wildfire. He joins Robert Hale on guitar and lead vocals, Curt Chapman on bass, and Johnny Lewis on banjo. Until just recently Chris had been performing as

Beginner Classes for Adults – get the right start or review the fundamentals In Vermont’s Green Mountains, the Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival took place June 27-30 in the farming village of Tunbridge. Lest you think this is just some wide spot

On the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg – July 1- 3, 1863 – it is timely to look at the story behind Three Days in July, written by Mark Simos and Jon Weisberger. The song was recorded by the

It's an embarrassment of riches. You might even say it's not fair. Mountain Faith, the North Carolina bluegrass/Gospel group, whose second album with Pisgah Ridge, Battlefield, was released earlier this year, already boasts of one of the most compelling young  vocalists

The next recording from Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, Lonely Comes Easy, has been scheduled for an August 27 release on Rebel. It's the third project from this edition of the band. Ned Luberecki is on banjo, Jon Weisberger on bass, and

Subtitled Fiddle and Banjo from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, Fine Times at Fletcher’s House, featuring the fiddle of Fletcher Bright and the banjos of Bill Evans, was released earlier this month (June 18). Recorded at 81 year old Fletcher Bright’s Tennessee mountain

Two Alabama-based bluegrass groups have recently announced changes in representation. Delta Reign and Volume Five have both signed with the Dendler Management Agency in Dayton, OH. They join Trinity River Band, Skip Cherryholmes Quintet, and New Outlook working with Marsha Dendler. Dendler has been

At long last, here’s some news out of Washington that everyone can feel good about: The Seldom Scene is in the studio working on a new CD. Longtime…Seldom Scene will be released in 2014 on the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label. The

The Roys have welcomed Joey Jones into the band playing bass. Jones had worked this past few years with Cumberland River, but left recently to focus on his newly-formed booking and management agency, Rock House Entertainment. He tells us that Rock House