Traditional bluegrass specialist Kevin Prater has announced another new face in his touring band this season. Alex Donahue has come aboard playing bass. Just 20 years old, he is competent on multiple instruments and has worked with a number of regional
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Lion’s Den from Chris Mullins and Newtime Stringband
When you call yourself Newtime Stringband (as opposed to old time), one supposes you will be getting something out of the ordinary. And that is exactly what Chris Mullins delivers with his album, Lion's Den. Mullins is a composer, producer, vocalist,
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Doug Knecht banjo tab book
Illinois banjo picker Doug Knecht has released a banjo tab book for music he has recorded over the years, including both his original banjo music and songs he had cut as a member of Chris Jones' band. Doug worked with Chris
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Gettin’ Gone drops for Mason Via
Now well into his new gig with Old Crow Medicine Show, young Nashville singer and songwriter Mason Via is still releasing singles from his upcoming bluegrass project with Mountain Fever Records. The latest is one called Gettin' Gone, about the feeling
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Digital reissue: It’s The Music from Frank Poindexter with The Rice Brothers
Mountain Fever Records has announced a digital reissue of an historically important album that never made it to download and streaming before today. It's The Music was initially released by reso master Frank Poindexter with The Rice Brothers on CD in
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High Road releases bluegrass version of Nothing At All
High Road is an interesting group, with an approach that makes them a bit difficult to pigeonhole. Founded in 2013 by pianist and vocalist Sarah Davison as a vehicle for her country/Gospel songs and sound, she has picked up a
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Correct Me If I’m Right from Jimmy Yeary
Jimmy Yeary has made quite a splash in bluegrass music this past year, something he had hoped for as a youngster playing with his family band in Ohio. But a successful career writing country music had kept him away from
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Put My Little Shoes Away from Kathy Kallick and Molly Tuttle
West Coast bluegrass hero Kathy Kallick has a new single today, the first from her album, What Are They Doing in Heaven Today, a follow-up of sorts to her critically-acclaimed 2001 project, My Mother’s Voice, which featured songs Kathy had learned
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New single and authorized biography for Jussi Syren
May looks to be a banner month for Finnish bluegrass mandolinist and vocalist, Jussi Syren. The leader of Finland's top bluegrass outfit, Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers, not only has a new single out today, he is looking forward to
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Eli & Nancy from Tim Shelton Syndicate
Tim Shelton has been a force in bluegrass music since the turn of the current century, when NewFound Road hit the scene with Tim as lead vocalist. His powerful and expressive voice has affected music lovers ever since, whether singing