I had the occasion on Sunday to spend some time at Mountain Fever Studios in Willis, VA. Delta Reign was up from Alabama recording their first project for the Mountain Fever label, and I enjoyed hearing more of their quirky blend
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Travers Chandler says Pardon Me
Travers Chandler and his recently-reformated edition of Avery County have a new album on Mountain Fever Records. Pardon Me contains a baker's dozen hard core traditional bluegrass tracks, drawn primarily from lesser-known cuts in the old school bluegrass and country music
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Finnders & Youngberg escape the Colorado fires
I'm sure that many of our readers have been following the news about wildfires in Colorado, and the evacuations that have been required to get local residents out of the path of the rapidly moving blaze. Caught up in this nightmare
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Nightflyer debut project now available
Nightflyer's self-titled debut album is now available for sale. This new group is anchored by established pros Rick Hayes on mandolin and Richard Propps on guitar. They are joined by Ronnie Stewart on banjo, Tony Kakaris on bass and Tim Jackson on
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Chris Henry & The Hardcore Grass
Chris Henry has ambitious plans for the summer of 2012. He and his group, The Hardcore Grass, intend to record three albums in Nashville over the next few months. As he explains in his Kickstarter video below, they will cut one
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Josh Shilling – Letting Go
Mountain Heart lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Josh Shilling has released his debut solo effort, Letting Go, a self-produced 6-song, EP CD. Shilling readily admits that this isn't a bluegrass record, but more of a singer/songwriter album showcasing his bluesy roots. Prior
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Who are these Spinney Brothers anyway?
Just where did Mountain Fever recording artists, leading traditional Canadian bluegrassers and late-night bear hunters The Spinney Brothers come from anyway? 2011 brought these genial Nova Scotians to the attention of traditional bluegrass fans in the USA. Banjoist Rick Spinney makes
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Bluegrass at Glenville State
We have written a number of times about the four year degree in bluegrass which is now available at East Tennessee State University. The folks at ETSU are understandably proud of getting state approval for this degree program, and have
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Tim Austin talks Earl Scruggs Tribute
Much has been written about Earl Scruggs over the years, and most recently since the passing of this icon in American music. With the long-awaited June 5 release of Foggy Mountain Special - A Tribute To Earl Scruggs on Rounder
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Bein’ Country from Acoustic Blue
Acoustic Blue has released a new recording, Bein' Country, their fifth album over a ten year history. The band consists of Shaun Batho on guitar, Corey Zink on mandolin, Lary Neu on banjo and Ray Evans on bass. Vocals are shared