Music

The long-awaited Kristi Stanley album is almost here. She has been teasing us about her bluegrass debut project for quite some time, and while the full record isn't here yet, at least we get to hear the first single, Never

Hazel Smith, regarded as a Music Row fixture since the late 1960s, passed away on Sunday night, March 18, 2018, at her Madison, Tennessee, home. She was 83 years old, and had long been in declining health following a cancer operation

Pinecastle Records has released a new single from Ray Cardwell, the first from his upcoming album with the label, due in the fall of 2018. It's one he wrote called Time To Drive, which like much of his material, recalls the

Peter Rowan with The Travelin' McCourys at the Sweetwater Music Hall - photo by Dorothy St. Claire Bluegrass veteran Peter Rowan made his first appearance on stage since a brief December illness when The Travelin' McCourys played recently at the Sweetwater Music Hall in

New Country Grass came out on top in last Friday's Band Competition during the Burr Oak Bluegrass Weekend in Glouster, OH. Hosted by Clay Hess, the indoor event was held at the Burr Oak Lodge. The Lansing, MI-based group consists of Duane Estep

Freddie Goodhart with one of his prized antique vehicles - photo by Tom King Freddie Goodhart, a life-long bluegrass banjo and mandolin player, passed away on March 12 in Florida. He was 89 years of age. Born Frederick Phillips McCormick-Goodhart, he gave

Hubert Cooke of the Cooke Duet and the Singing Cookes passed away on Monday afternoon, March 12, 2018, due to a heart attack. He is thought to have been 83 years old and he passed away shortly before a birthday

Students and faculty in Hazard Community and Technical College’s Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music showed policymakers in the Bluegrass State just what bluegrass music is all about last week when they were invited to play at the state

Steve Mandell, who played one of the most recognizable guitar parts in bluegrass history, died today. Mandell, who stayed active in the Baltimore-area bluegrass community until his death, had prostate cancer. If you live away from the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area, you might

As we told you back in January, Junior Sisk is making some changes this year, dropping his band name, Ramblers Choice, and touring exclusively under his own name. Jonathan Dillon and Jamie Harper remain with Junior on mandolin and fiddle,