Not every bluegrass song has a deep meaning, nor a longstanding historical reference. But with William's Still Alive, the new single from Portland's Urban Monroes, we get both. Written by the Monroes' Fran Kent, the song describes her discovery of a document from
Young banjo players in Virginia are invited to submit entries for the inaugural edition of The Scott Street Five String Finals, a competition created in honor of the late Scott Street, a distinguished Virginia attorney and banjo loyalist who died
I just picked up this wonderful, DENSELY PACKED bio of Mac Wiseman, All My Memories Fit for Print, from County Sales. It’s just riveting if you’re into the history of bluegrass and country music, radio, recording, promoting, the music “biz,” and the
Front Country has recently brought Jeremy Darrow on board as the band's new bassist. He takes the spot vacated by Zach Sharpe who left as the band transitioned to a full-time touring group. Darrow received his musical training at the College of
The Po' Ramblin' Boys are bringing their hard driving brand of old school bluegrass to western Europe, and have promised to send us updates along the way. Here's their first installment, from mandolinist C.J. Lewandowski, covering their departure on August 26 and
The Jeff Austin Band has announced that Ryan Cavanaugh has joined the group on banjo, taking the spot recently vacated by Danny Barnes. This has been Jeff's performing vehicle since he left Yonder Mountain String Band in 2013. Cavanaugh joins Austin on
Mountain Home Music has released a compilation album for Lonesome River Band, containing 12 tracks from the band's prior projects for the label, which are no longer available on CD. LRB's Sammy Shelor chose the tracks for Coming Back Home To
One of the most talked-about aspects of the 2014 World of Bluegrass week in Raleigh was the temporary art exhibit, Banjostand, designed by Bland Hoke. It was constructed on site surrounding the iconic statue of Sir Walter Raleigh by Bruno Lucchesi. We
Brian Godchaux & Sandy Rothman have released a new video, created by Dutch mandolinist and photographer Theo Van Trier, using audio from one of the tunes on Brian and Sandy's new album of banjo/fiddle duets, The Red Fiddle & The Silver Banjo, against
Here is Frank Baker's final gallery of images from the August 2015 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. We'll have his photos from the Delaware Valley festival after Labor Day.
