Engelhardt Music Group has a new single on offer from Compton & Newberry, the first from Home In My Heart, their next full length project with the label. The duo consists of veteran bluegrass and old time artists Mike Compton on
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Mike Compton and Joe Newberry to Katie K Wrangles
Katie K Wrangles, the booking and management firm run by Katie Kirchner in Michigan, has announced that they will now be representing the duo of Compton & Newberry. That, of course, is mandolin maestro Mike Compton with banjo player and
Track Premiere: Round The Christmas Tree from Newberry & Verch
And so it begins... our coverage of 2021's new Christmas music starts now! First out of the gate is a new song from Newberry & Verch. This versatile duo combines the singing, songwriting, and instrumental skills of Missouri-born old time banjoist
CA Banjo Extravaganza this weekend
Bill Evans' rolling banjothon series, The California Banjo Extravaganza, is pushing through northern CA this weekend with four more concerts and a workshop for banjo maniacs on the west coast. Each year Bill grabs two other top names in the banjo world,
Joe Newberry endorses Straight Up Strings
Straight Up Strings has announced a new endorsement program, and a new endorser. The company, which markets acoustic instrument strings with specialized gauges designed by veteran industry tech Roger Siminoff, is happy to welcome Joe Newberry on board as an endorser
Even more photos from Delaware Valley
We aren't finished yet with Frank Baker's photos from the 2016 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival. There's one more gallery after this, and we are delighted to announce that he will be with us at the World of Bluegrass in Raleigh
Friday at Grey Fox 2016
Friday of Grey Fox 2016 was jam packed full of a wide variety of traditional and progressive bluegrass and related musics, legends, and new faces and sounds. Whether one wanted to see names that they had known and followed for
Joe Newberry Shifts Gears
You might not know Joe Newberry, but you know his work. You’ve heard his picking and singing as a regular on Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion. And you’ve heard his award-winning songs – Singing As We Rise, The Darker the Night
Joe Newberry sings On This Christmas Day
Joe Newberry has been playing banjo and writing songs for a good many years, and recently shared this video of him performing On This Christmas Day, a song he wrote about the first Christmas Day. I knew right away that
The Story Behind the Song – Singing As We Rise
Joe Newberry was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and grew up in Boone County, Missouri. His songwriting has the same clean, elegant style that characterises his banjo playing. Musicians in the folk and bluegrass world often record his songs. The Gibson