Compass Records is preparing an 80th Anniversary Stanley Brothers Tribute project for 2025, and are releasing a debut single this week to tempt the palate. It's a new cut of the classic tune, Ralph's Banjo Special, coming during Ralph Stanley's
Gena Britt
Gena Britt signs with Mountain Home Music
Mountain Home Music Company has announced today the signing of noted banjo player and vocalist Gena Britt to the label. Gena, of course is an original member of Sister Sadie, and an important part of their stage show and studio
Take Your Circus on the Road from Gena Britt
Melton & Miller Music are starting the new year with a single from banjo player/vocalist Gena Britt, of Sister Sadie. Gena had established herself as a bluegrass pro long before Sister Sadie hit it big. From her home in North Carolina
A Little Bit of You – new single for Gena Britt
Melton & Miller Music has a new single today for Gena Britt, banjoist and vocalist with the popular and award-winning group, Sister Sadie. A veteran grasser, Gena had previously worked with Petticoat Junction, New Vintage, Lou Reid & Carolina, and
Gena Britt to Phil Leadbetter and The All Stars of Bluegrass
Phil Leadbetter has announced a new member of his critically-acclaimed side project band, The All Stars of Bluegrass. Gena Britt has agreed to come in to play bass, taking the spot vacated by Steve Gulley's earlier this year. Most of us
Daddy’s Shoes video from Gena Britt for Father’s Day
Gena Britt, banjo player and vocalist with Sister Sadie, has released a new music video this week in time for Father's Day. It's one from her recent solo project called Daddy's Shoes, which she says hit her in a deep and
Chronicle: Friends and Music – Gena Britt
The name Gena Britt may not roll off the tongues of casual bluegrass fans as easily as say, Ron Stewart or Sammy Shelor, but her name – and her stand-out banjo playing - has been introduced to a much wider
Over and Over from Gena Britt
Gena Britt is surely one of the most beloved personalities in bluegrass. Since she was a teenager, you could find Gena at festivals and conventions in the North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee region, looking for a jam and a chance
Gena Britt to Pinecastle Records
When we wrote earlier about this week about Gena Britt taking her leave from Alan Bibey & Grasstowne, we wondered if there might be a little more to the story. And of course, there is. It is true that both Grasstowne
Gena Britt hobbles home from Asheville
The 2016 edition of Bluegrass First Class was held this past weekend at the Crowne Plaza resort in Asheville, NC. Everyone seemed to have a fine time enjoying the music and the lovely surroundings, with the possible exception of one banjo