Authentic Unlimited at the 2024 Winter Bluegrass Jubilee - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock The 12th annual Winter Bluegrass Jubilee, a fundraising event for the Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) organization based in Pickens, SC, was held this past Saturday in the
There’s a reason why Billy Droze is one of the most respected musicians in bluegrass today. Music has been his motivating force as far back as he can remember. A son of the south who was born in Lafayette, Louisiana
Carl Bentley has about as authentic of an origin story as a bluegrass musician could want. Growing up in McDowell, Kentucky, Bentley was first inspired to pursue music after hearing a young Keith Whitley singing lead on a Ralph Stanley
A French-born guitarist, mandolin and harmonica player based in New Caledonia (an island nation located in the southwest Pacific Ocean), Jean-Luc Leroux takes a new turn with his latest album — and 13th to date — Country Music Time. While
The Truffle Valley Boys, based in Italy, have a clear goal and mission with their music. With their vintage instruments, single microphone, homburg hats, and shirts and ties, the group is paying homage to the forefathers of bluegrass music's earliest
Following hot on the heels of 2023's The UK & Ireland Dobro Celebration, comes D for Dobro, from Chris Eaton. Whereas the 'Celebration' album featured a collection of Dobro players from around the British Isles (compiled, produced, and played on by
The Earls of Leicester at The Ryman Auditorium (1/6/24) - photo © Bryce LaFoon Earl Scruggs, surely the most influential and imitated banjo picker to date, was celebrated and remembered at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Saturday night on what
Bluegrass Cardinals Reunion at the 2024 Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 47th Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival is in the books. Ernie and Debi Evans host numerous festivals in the bluegrass and country genres. They also work
Given their recent announcement that they’re calling it a day, Wolfpen Branch can claim they're exiting with a worthy epitaph. What will presumably be pronounced the Louisville, Kentucky band’s final album, Long Hill To Climb is a fine effort from
Kody Norris Show at the 2024 Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival (1/4/24) - photo © Bill Warren Day one of the Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival kickstarted 2024 in the best possible way. Sherry Boyd and Ernie Evans welcomed everyone to what promises
