Jacob Underwood's solo projects have always been centered around a theme. His debut album, The Banjo Files, captured his prowess on the five string, while 2020s As Time Goes By demonstrated his creative bluegrass interpretations of 1930s-1950s pop hits. Underwood's
Plum River Records has a new single for Jacob Underwood from his upcoming all Gospel project, My Hope is in the Lord. It's a timeless hymn, Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus, dating back to 1882. Multi-instrumentalist Underwood plays as a
Many bluegrass albums are touted as solo records, particularly when an artist who is best known as part of a popular band steps out on their own. However, As Time Goes By, the newest album from Jacob Underwood, banjo player
Bluegrass music has been around long enough - 74 years by general consensus - that there is room for artists and touring acts to dig into its rich heritage for retrospective looks and sounds. A number of bands have been
A prominent trend in bluegrass, which was demonstrated last week during the World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, is the number of bands going for a classic throwback look and sound, bringing back music from an earlier era. Turning out
The banjo is arguably the core of bluegrass music. For many folks, it’s the key to whether or not a song or album can be considered bluegrass. I’ve heard many a traditionalist despair that it’s been all downhill since Manzanita.
Young Jacob Underwood, banjo picker for Illinois' Bluegrass Express, has released a video overview of his new solo project, The Banjo Files. The album features Jacob's crisp traditional-style banjo on ten tracks mixing a few of his original tunes with some
Plum River Records has released a debut single from The Banjo Files, an upcoming album from banjo picker Jacob Underwood. It's a tune of his called B-5, which features Jacob on banjo and guitar, with Ron Stewart on fiddle, Sierra Hull
