Mountain Faith has found a new sideline... singing The Star Spangled Banner at sporting events. And with a modern bluegrass twist, of course. The popular North Carolina group has opened games with the anthem for both the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta
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Age releases for Savage Hearts
Colorado's Savage Hearts have released a debut single from their brand new album, Playing It Forward. The band is an effort from noted Rocky Mountain fiddler and fiddle instructor, Annie Savage, who is also the lead singer for the group. She
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Ryan Cavanaugh moves on from Jeff Austin
Ryan Cavanaugh has announced that he is leaving his banjo position with the Jeff Austin Band and heading back to his home base in New York City. Austin had started his group when he left Yonder Mountain String Band in the
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Here I Am – Rebekah Long
Rebekah Long has chalked up an impressive bluegrass resume over the past decade despite often staying behind the scenes. Long was one of the first graduates of Glenville State College’s bluegrass program, and spent time playing bass with both
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David Via attacker to face trial
Back in 2013, we covered the brutal attack suffered by David Via while standing outside prior to a house concert where he was set to perform. The talented Virginia singer/songwriter was seriously injured when he was knocked from the porch
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Congratulations Russ and Bethany!
On October 22, Russell Carson, banjo player with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, and Bethany Burie, guitarist with The Burie Family, were wed at the First Baptist Church in Hendersonville, TN. The ceremony was a who's who of young Nashville, bluegrass
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Melvin Goins remembered
Melvin Glen Goins passed away on Friday, July 29, 2016, while at West Nipissing General Hospital in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada. He was in North Bay to play at the River Valley Bluegrass Jamboree, at nearby North Bay. He came into
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It’s songwriting contest time!
That's right, folks. If there's a chill in the air, that means it's time to sharpen those pencils and get your submissions ready for the big songwriting contests. The two competitions that hold sway with bluegrass writers are accepting entries
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Blue Collar Dreams video from Balsam Range
Mountain Home Music has just released a music video from Balsam Range with a live, in-studio performance of one of the songs from their upcoming album, Mountain Voodoo. It's for Blue Collar Dreams, a hard-luck, hard-workin' song from Aaron Bibelhauser, sung as a duet
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Free bluegrass coming to Phoenix
Bluegrass lovers in and around Phoenix, AZ will get a treat when Porter Barn Wood celebrates a Grand Opening with their 1st Annual Bluegrass Festival at the 7th Street location. From 10:00 a.m. 'till 6:00 p.m. on November 5, there will