Andy Leftwich

For the past five years, fans of fiddle wizard Andy Leftwich have been suffering from withdrawal. Andy stepped out of the limelight in 2016 when he took his leave from Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, and other than some studio

Mountain Home Music Company has announced the signing of Andy Leftwich to the label. Leftwich, former longtime fiddler with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, left the band in 2016 to spend more time at home, and take advantage of opportunities

Andy Leftwich, fiddler with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder since 2001, has announced that he will be leaving the band at the end of the year. He has literally grown up in the group, starting with Skaggs right out of high

Southern Gospel artist Tammy Jones Robinette is preparing to release her first bluegrass project, Let It Shine, recorded at Skaggs Place and Hilltop  Studio in Nashville. Tammy has been singing Gospel music since childhood, touring with her mother and father as The Jones

Kenny & Amanda Smith have released a new single, just in time for Christmas. It's When Love Was Born, written by Bernie Herms, Mark Schultz, and Stephanie Lewis, and previously recorded by Schultz. The Smiths cut their version recently with Austin Ward on

Mark Houser is releasing a new single to radio on Tuesday. It's the title track to his 2012 Rural Rhythm album, Uneven Road, which we reviewed earlier this year. This appealing singer and songwriter is supported here by A-list pickers. Cory

Singer-songwriter Mark Houser has bluegrass running through his veins. As Lester Flatt’s cousin, it’s no surprise that he has spent his whole life listening to bluegrass music. Though he has previously recorded a country album and written several songs which

With Christmas quickly approaching, many artists have begun releasing albums full of traditional Christmas tunes. In the bluegrass world, that often consists of such classics as Christmas Time’s a Comin’ or Beautiful Star of Bethlehem, in addition to popular modern

One of the chief rules of stage performance, going back to the vaudeville days, is that you never want to follow an animal or a kid act. We don't get many animal acts in bluegrass, but cute kids have been a

Rural Rhythm Records has released a first single from Uneven Road, due September 11 from singer/songwriter Mark Houser. Mark has been writing long enough to have more than 80 cuts by artists in the bluegrass, country, pop and Christian markets. Three