Del McCoury Band at the 2022 Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The Mullins family, their staff, and volunteers showed why Industrial Strength Bluegrass was chosen as this year's Event of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music
David Stewart acquired the nickname "Waking Cowboy" when, in 1988, he made a 1,600 mile trek on foot from his native Wyoming to Nashville, where he was invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. It inspired a best-selling book,
This report on the Al Ras festival in Barcelona is a contribution from Michael Luchtan. We celebrated the 21st Al Ras Bluegrass and Old Time Music festival on the first weekend of November, 2022. This was the first time since 2019 that
Most bluegrass Gospel recordings tend to go in one of two directions. They either contain bluegrass renditions of classic hymns or they're a mixture of familiar spirituals with some original material to round it out. Daniel Crabtree's latest gospel release,
Produced, recorded, and mixed by the artist entirely on his own, Chasing the Light, a new independent release from Jared Rabin, is another fine example of his ability to mine great material from a bluegrass template, while also gleaning a compelling set
Since 1994 The King James Boys have spread the gospel message through the sounds of traditional bluegrass music. Their latest release, Walk On Faith, shows the group's masterful combination of styles along with strong original material. The album's title cut, Walk On Faith, written by
Apple & Setser — a duo consisting of Brad Apple and Pam Setser — have officially been a pair since 2017, although they’ve played music together on and off for 30 years. Each started out in a family band, but of the
Mandolinist Nick Chandler and his western North Carolina based group, Delivered, have made a name for themselves as one of today's premier traditional bluegrass artists. Their latest release, Silver Bird, on Pinecastle Records, is a continuation of the straight ahead
Central North Carolina-based bluegrass band Drive Time has released a new project, Too Late For Tonight. Drive Time is comprised of Tyler Jackson on banjo, Austyn Howell on guitar, Austin Koerner on mandolin, Katie Koerner on fiddle, and Bailey Coe
Widely — and wisely — considered one of the current mainstays of the so-called newgrass movement, Town Mountain take a decided step back in time with their new release on New West Records, Lines in the Levee. That’s not to
