Music

With the hope of proving the old saying wrong, and showing that an old dog can learn a new trick, I am about to leave the Mountain State of West Virginia to travel to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, to attend

To many young bluegrass converts, the name Boone Creek might not ring a bell. For those who are not familiar with that name, how do the names Jerry Douglas, Terry Baucom, and Ricky Skaggs grab ya? This short-lived group was a

Northern California is rife with traditional bluegrass. In this writer’s opinion, there are two reasons for that: Vern and Ray, and Butch Waller’s band High Country. Formed in 1968, Waller has never strayed from the roots that Bill Monroe created and

The planets seem to be lining up nicely for The Grascals this year. The band is putting the finishing touches on a new album, and the ink is still drying on their one-record deal with Mountain Home. “I think we’re in

Longtime McCormick Brothers fiddler Dewel Bullington passed away on January 9 at the age of 78. He had spent 55 years working with the McCormicks, with whom he had become a dear and cherished friend. This brief tribute was published on the McCormick

Good news has been in short supply for the recorded music industry since the turn of the century. With retailers closing up shop and digital distribution (legal and illegal) eating into label revenues for more than a decade, crying the

Freeman & Williams... that sounds like a new duet act, or maybe an ad agency, or legal firm. But it's actually a bluegrass/Americana trio with a new CD set to hit February 7 on Mountain Roads Recordings. The group consists of

Mountain Home Music has announced that The Grascals have signed with the label, with a new CD due this Spring. They have released this brief video to commemorate the announcement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K-xEzuiJSI Look for more details shortly.

Milo Farineau had the opportunity to catch up with Chris Pandolfi and Andy Falco of the Infamous Stringdusters the week after their sold out New Year’s Eve Performance at The Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA. Chris lives in an apartment off of

Lonesome River Band has dropped a debut single from the first volume of their 30th anniversary project, Chronology. The album will be released in three volumes by Rural Rhythm, each in an 8-song EP format covering one decade of the band's