• Photos from Norris Creek 2015

    This report and photos from the inaugural Norris Creek Pig Pickin' festival is a contribution from Laura Tate Ridge. When I am attending a Bluegrass festival, there aren’t many instances when I roll up to the gate to find the promoter

  • The Road’s Not Easy – Ash Breeze

    We've had our eye on the talented Smith family from Fayetteville, NC for some time. They captured our attention initially performing as a family group, The Smith Family, when oldest brother Corey released the first of his two Generation Bluegrass

  • Rising Appalachia in Charlottesville

    Friday, June 19th  in Charlottesville, Virginia, the ornate walls of The Jefferson Theater resonated with the brilliant and exotic sounds of Rising Appalachia's distinct blend of folk, soul, and world music. The last classification is not nearly fitting enough to

  • When I’m Free – Hot Rize

    One of – if not the – most anticipated albums of the past year was the return of Hot Rize after twenty-odd years with When I’m Free. Since its release in late 2014, the group has embarked upon a popular

  • Lonesome Road – Evan Maynard

    Alex Hibbitts’ Depression Lies Studio in Sevierville, TN is quickly becoming a go-to spot for up-and-coming bluegrass artists whose music leans toward the popular country-tinged modern traditional style. Recent solo projects by Matt Wallace, Cody Shuler, and Hibbitts himself were

  • Songs Of Lost Yesterdays – Laura Orshaw

    Laura Orshaw might be the busiest bluegrass fiddler in Boston, Massachusetts. The Pennsylvania native performs with five different bands in and around Beantown - including her own New Velvet Band - and seems to fill in from time to time