Rebel Records has released a final single from their upcoming Larry Sparks solo project, It's Just Me, one he lovingly sings, simply called Sweetheart. The album takes its name from the fact that it was recorded without a band, featuring just
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Larkspur from fiddler Natalie Padilla
Natalie Padilla is a rarity in the fiddle world, being equally as adept at folk, bluegrass, Celtic, and old time music, as she is with the classical repertoire as a violinist. Her original music has consistently showed the same breadth
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Songwriter Bill Castle passes
After a spell of declining health, prolific bluegrass song writer Bill Castle passed away at Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Maysville, KY on February 27, 2023. He was 89. William Lewis 'Bill' Castle was born on January 6, 1934, in Fleming
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Heartbreak Train – debut single from Caroline Owens
If you aren't already aware of young bluegrass singing sensation Caroline Owens, it's a safe bet you don't regularly attend bluegrass festivals in the southeastern US, where she has been winning fans at every show with her distinctive voice and
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Mark O’Connor releases two books and a CD from his early years
Those of us who were following bluegrass music in the 1970s were most fortunate to watch the emergence of a true prodigy in Mark O'Connor. Before even hitting his teens, Mark was wowing musicians with his fiddle, mandolin, and guitar playing.
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Track Premiere: Leave it in the Hands of the Lord from Darren Nicholson
The first single from Darren Nicholson upcoming project with Mountain Home Music went all the way to #1 on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart, where it sits as of this writing. It was Darren's initial offering post-Balsam Range, and
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Black And White – new single from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
Just ahead of the release of their next album, Let Time Ride, Billy Blue Records is dropping a third single from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, one called Black & White. Mullins takes the lead on this song, written by
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Fare Thee Well drops for Lindley Creek
Once again, Lindley Creek has released a feel-good bluegrass song with their latest single for Pinecastle Records. The Creek is a family band, made up of the Greers from the Ozark region of Missouri. Mom and Dad, Kathie and John, play
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ETSU Bluegrass announces new instructors
The East Tennessee State University Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies program, which is included in the school's Appalachian Studies department, has announced a number of new faculty members in the program. Seven teachers are joining as adjunct instructors, who Program
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Last Resort from Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
Americana hero Jim Lauderdale has released a new single, Last Resort, recorded with bluegrass neo-traditionalists, The Po' Ramblin' Boys. As you might expect, it's done in the old time way, with the strong Stanley vibe in which the Boys excel.