• Colder December from Blue Moon Rising

    Ahead of the May 28 release of Blue Side Of The Moon, Blue Moon Rising has released a single to radio through Airplay Direct. Colder December was written by Tony and David Mowell with Cory Wharton, and performed by the current edition

  • David Mowell to Blue Moon Rising

    Here's a bluegrass riddle for you: how do you change three pickers in your lineup, with only one new member? Blue Moon Rising has pulled off this amazing switcheroo with an announcement this morning. OK... I may have overdramatized things just a bit.

  • My Sittin’ Window video

    Rural Rhythm Records has released a video for the song My Sittin' Window from Blue Moon Rising's latest album, Strange New World. It was produced and directed by Clint Keller and features on-screen performances by band members Chris West, Tony Mowell and

  • Wednesday – Bluegrass is Alive and Well

    It’s hard to tell if attendees to the Wednesday morning showcase were there for the talent or for the free brunch. Whatever drew them, the crowd left fully satisfied. After all, what’s better than free food and bluegrass? Even while the buffet line

  • Kris Rasnake to Blue Moon Rising

    Here's one we missed when it occurred earlier this year... Kris Rasnake is playing banjo with Blue Moon Rising. He took the spot vacated by Owen Piatt, who had laid down the five on the band's current CD, Strange New World. While

  • Blue Moon Rising on Blue Plate Special

    The reformed edition of Blue Moon Rising will offer a live illustration of their new sound - and material from their new Rural Rhythm CD, Strange New World - on Saturday's edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX. The show, which

  • Strange New World – Blue Moon Rising

    Blue Moon Rising is celebrating the release of their new CD, Strange New World, on Rural Rhythm Records. It's the first album by this critically-acclaimed band since a major reformation late in 2009. West found himself bandless last fall when founding

  • More video from Blue Moon Rising

    Here is the second (and final) video report from Blue Moon Rising, who spent this past weekend at Randy Kohrs' Slack Key Studio working on a new CD. We have written a good bit about the trials and tribulations founding member

  • Blue Moon Rising in the studio

    Chris West sent a video shout-out from the studio where he and his newly-reassembled Blue Moon Rising are hard at work on their next CD, due on Rural Rhythm later this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvnvCWB2J5Y