With the recent retirement of guitarist/vocalist Dudley Connell after nearly three decades, The Seldom Scene had big shoes to fill. But for a band whose genesis dates back to 1971, this isn't the first, or even second time they have
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Sixteen Tons from Clay Hess
Bluegrass super picker and bandleader Clay Hess has a new single to share this week, his cut of the Merle Travis classic, Sixteen Tons. This hard core coal mining song was first recored by Travis in 1946, though it was Tennessee
Tennessee Moon – new single from Mark Whitt
Ohio/Kentucky bluegrass singer and songwriter, Mark Whitt, has a new album of his music called Tennessee Moon, with the title track now available as a single. The album was produced by Clay Hess, and recorded in his Ohio studio. Mark lays
Jacob Metz to Clay Hess Band
Just two weeks ago we were telling you about Jacob Metz, a young banjo player studying in the bluegrass program at ETSU, and how he had been awarded a scholarship by the Appalachian Cultural Music Association in Kingsport, TN. Now we
Man From Galilee from Randy Murphy & Clay Hess
Most bluegrass fans are well familiar with Clay Hess. He's been a part of our world most of his adult life, joining up with Ricky Skaggs when Bryan Sutton left Kentucky Thunder in 1999, and then working with Mountain Heart
Ohio Bluegrass Winter Weekend recap
Kyle Jarvis and IIIrd Generation at Ohio Bluegrass Winter Weekend - photo by Chris Smith The Ohio Bluegrass Winter Weekend was an enormous success. Hosted by Clay Hess, his wife Samantha, and The Clay Hess Band, the show was held March
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear from Clay Hess
Pinecastle Records has created static image videos for several of the tracks on their 2018 holiday release, A Very Acoustic Christmas. The album includes contributions from a number of the label's artists, like Dale Ann Bradley, Tina Adair, Flashback, Merle Monroe,
Just Another Story – Clay Hess Band
There aren't many people in bluegrass with the level of credibility both on stage and behind the scenes that accrues to Clay Hess. As a guitarist and singer he has been part of Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Mountain Heart,
Blue Yodel #2 from Clay Hess Band
Earlier this summer, shortly before their current Just Another Story album dropped on Pinecastle Records, The Clay Hess Band visited the Bonfire Recording Studios in South Carolina to shoot a couple of live music videos. The first was released back in
Clay Hess Band channels Waylon Jennings with new single
Clay Hess may be one of the leading unsung heroes in bluegrass music. He plays all the instruments and sings all the parts, has served time with many of the top acts in our field, but mostly works tirelessly on