As the world finishes reopening after two years under a global pandemic, bands are gladly returning to the road playing live shows. New bands and new personnel are popping up as the bluegrass community strives for normalcy following their hiatus. Jeff
Mountain Home Music has introduced their latest single for bluegrass singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist Ashby Frank, which we are pleased to premiere today. This one comes from what Frank calls two of his favorite songwriters, Phillip White and Tony Haselden, one called
West Virginia fiddler Tommy Cordell passed away in Florida on September 30, 2022. He was 65 years of age. Born in Saint Albans, West Virginia, on March 2, 1957, Thomas 'Tommy' Cordell had, in his own words, been a "fiddle, guitar, mandolin
When Sister Sadie performed on the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards last Thursday in Raleigh, they introduced their new single, Diane, to great effect. Opening with an a cappella chorus, the song offers a rebuttal to Dolly Parton's Jolene, written by country
Jacob Eller has been announced as the new bass player with consistent bluegrass chart toppers Volume Five. Bluegrass fans know Jacob from his time on bass with Galax, VA group No Speed Limit, and with both Sierra Hull and The Church
Joe Bussard (pronounced 'Boosard') passed away peacefully at home on Monday evening, September 26, 2022. He was 86 years old. Joseph "Joe" Edward Bussard Jr., a collector of 78-rpm records, was born July 11, 1936, in Frederick, Maryland. He picked up the
Lady of Tradition, Lorraine Jordan, took advantage of the talent in Raleigh for IBMA and invited a group of leading songwriters in the bluegrass genre to share their talents in her coffee house in nearby Garner, NC, on Wednesday night.
Mickey Harris, long time bass player and harmony singer with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, has released a first single from his new bluegrass album, Things That I Like. Though most bluegrass fans know Harris from his 20 years with Rhonda,
8 Track Entertainment in Muscle Shoals, AL has announced the signing of Dan Tyminski to the label. With a satellite office in Nashville, 8 Track has divisions that handle Sports and Entertainment Management, Music Production and Publishing, and TV/Film, with distribution
Skyline Records, a new Nashville-based bluegrass record label, has announced that Dalton Harper, the silver-throated vocalist with Cedar Hill, has signed an exclusive recording contract with them. Will McSeveney, owner of Skyline, has pledged his label to releasing only high quality
