Thomas Gantzerek is a musician and lyricist living in Japan, who goes professionally as Tom Gantz. He has composed a clever secular bluegrass Christmas song for this season, about a tragic incident in which Santa's sleigh breaks down in the
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Ran Out of Road – Audie Blaylock tribute from Reed Jones
The entire bluegrass world was shocked when Audie Blaylock died unexpectedly earlier this year. Only 61 years of age, he had been present in professional bluegrass all of the past four decades, and in such a highly visible way, that
Authentic Unlimited Christmas concert
This past Saturday, Authentic Unlimited hosted their first of soon to be many annual Christmas shows at the Field of Dreams Activity Center in Dandridge, TN. Before the show, Jerry Cole's longtime friend, John Williams, led off with a reading of
Sorrow, Grief and Pain video from Burnett Sisters
The Burnett Sisters Band have a new song to share with a dismal title, Sorrow, Grief and Pain, written by their guitarist, Geary Allen. It's their latest single for Pinecatle Records. The title may suggest dreariness, but it's a high-energy, minor
Silent Night from Jim Hurst
Veteran guitarist, vocalist, and solo artist Jim Hurst has released a music video as his 2024 offering for the Christmas season. It's a lovely treatment of the classic hymn, Silent Night, which he recorded with his Gallagher Jim Hurst Signature Series
Steam Powered Aereo Plane video from John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project Volume 2
Here's some wonderful news for fans of the inimitable John Hartford, one of the giants of bluegrass and old time music, who left us with a wealth of songs and tunes when he died in 2011. Thankfully his daughter, Katie
Home for the Holidays benefits veterans
Have you ever purchased a CD for yourself or as a gift and discovered it is also benefiting those who served our country? Well, you can do just that this year if you buy a copy of Home for the
Jackson, TN from Dale Ann Bradley
Dale Ann Bradley at the Art of Music Festival - photo © Michael Duncan Pinecastle Records has a new single this week for Dale Ann Bradley, six-time IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year and surely among the most beloved bluegrass artists
Christmas Time’s A-Comin’ from Banjo Ben’s General Store
Is it really Christmas time until we listen to Christmas Time's A-Comin'? Banjo Ben Clark and several members of the staff at Banjo Ben's General Store, have just released a video with their version of the Tex Logan classic, recorded by
Man of Manzanita from Nefesh Mountain
With their latest single, Nefesh Mountain joins the many artists who have recorded tributes to greatest hero of bluegrass guitar, the one and only Tony Rice. Man of Manzanita, written and sung by Eric Lindberg, offers another heartfelt appreciation for the