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Mountain Heritage at the KSBTM Winter Ensemble concert - photo © Roger Black The Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music in Hyden, KY was the place to be on Thursday night, December, 12. Hyden has played host to the Osborne

Great news from our friend, banjo player Richard Ciferský in The Slovak Republic. On top of his many entrepreneurial ventures with his Banjolit company, and his recent children's book, The Adventures of Willo the Dwarf, Richard has announced the formation

Last year Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers cut a swinging bluegrass version of Reindeer Boogie for their Because It's Christmas Time album with Billy Blue Records. There's no new Christmas music from them for 2024, but they did create this

Kimberly Williams, owner and chief publicist with East Public Relations - certainly one of the most celebrated and effective publicity people in bluegrass - has announced that she is now also handling booking representation for Pitney Meyer. This is the

The Vestal Brothers ride again! Scott Vestal, surely at or near the top of anyone's list of banjo players, and his bass playing brother, Curtis, likewise an experienced pro, are working on new music together for True Lonesome Records. The two

Michigan's Full Cord made a trip to Nashville to cut a Christmas single for their label, Dark Shadow Recording, a new song co-written by the band's mandolinist, which he also sings. Christmas Cheer, from Brian Oberlin and Joe New, is a

Bob Perilla - photo © Jeromie Stephens Bob Perilla, a commanding presence in the Washington, DC, bluegrass world, died Thursday at his Maryland home. He was 71. With or without his guitar, Perilla owned any room he entered. And with his band,

Heather Berry Mabe, the 2024 IBMA Momentum Vocalist of the Year, pays tribute to a number of her heroes in Red Camel Collective's new Pinecastle Records single, Last Time I Saw Him. This new group is an organic outgrowth of Junior

For their contribution to Pinecastle Records' 2024 project, A Pinecastle Christmas Celebration, family band Williamson Branch have chosen to grass up the theme song from the 2004 animated film, The Polar Express. For those familiar with the movie, it's the

While not a specifically Christmas song, Frozen in Time, the latest from Stephen & Jana Mougin, has a decidedly wintertime theme, a welcome vibe for those folks who deeply love the season. The couple, who jointly operate Nashville's Dark Shadow Recording