Here is another pair of bluegrass benefit shows specifically for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina next week. First up on November 7 in Greensboro, NC there will be a show sponsored by North Carolina Folk Festival featuring
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Bluegrass raising money and helping on the ground in flood-ravaged states
Even though much of the bluegrass world was concentrated on the various IBMA activities in Raleigh over last week, the humanitarian crisis in western North Carolina, east Tennessee, western Virginia, and western Georgia has been on everyone's mind since Hurricane
Big Sky drops for Darren Nicholson
Darren Nicholson has had quite a run of popular songs since taking his leave from Balsam Range two years ago. The mandolinist and singer has also showed his range as a songwriter, often paired with his friend Charles Humphrey III
Aynsley Porchak and Avery Welter to Darren Nicholson Band
Darren Nicholson has announced two new top talents as members of his touring band. Aynsley Porchak on fiddle and Avery Welter on guitar are now performing with the Darren Nicholson Band. Both have established themselves in the bluegrass world through stints
Ain’t No Sin from Darren Nicholson
Mountain Home Music has a new single on offer from Darren Nicholson, a good old fashioned moonshinin' song from his upcoming second project with the label since taking his leave from Balsam Range. Darren says that this one, Ain't No Sin,
Wanderer – Darren Nicholson
Since leaving the award winning Balsam Range in 2022, Darren Nicholson has shifted his solo career into high gear. His latest release, Wanderer, on Mountain Home Music is an eight song EP, capturing his dynamic abilities as a singer and songwriter. Arkansas Without
Dillsboro Blues drops for Darren Nicholson
Darren Nicholson has had quite a run on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart with songs from his debut solo effort for Mountain Home Music. Anyone who may have wondered how well he would do after leaving Balsam Range has
Track Premiere: Leave it in the Hands of the Lord from Darren Nicholson
The first single from Darren Nicholson upcoming project with Mountain Home Music went all the way to #1 on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart, where it sits as of this writing. It was Darren's initial offering post-Balsam Range, and
Arkansas Without You from Darren Nicholson
Darren Nicholson is starting out his post-Balsam Range career in style with a strong new single, one he wrote with Charles Humphrey III of Songs From The Road Band, called Arkansas Without You. This song exemplifies everything that is good about
Darren Nicholson announces his departure from Balsam Range
Perhaps the most difficult thing to do in the music world is keeping a successful band full of creative artists, singers, and songwriters together, especially as their prominence allows the individual members to consider striking out on their own. We've