• Take Me Home Country Roads, new WV state song

    A resolution to make John Denver's Take Me Home Country Roads an official state song comes before the West Virginia legislature today. It is already the official song of West Virginia University, and today's resolution is expected to pass. To celebrate,

  • Debut single from Phil Leadbetter

    Pinecastle has released a debut single from Phil Leadbetter's upcoming album, The Next Move. It's a new song from Paula Breedlove and Brad Davis called I'm A Ramblin' Rolling Stone. Featured are John Cowan on lead vocals with Sam Bush singing harmony,

  • The Next Move update from Uncle Phil

    We just received an update, and some great studio photos, from Phil Leadbetter. He has been working this past several months at Eagle Canyon Studios in Lebanon, TN on a new solo project, engineered and co-produced by Steve Thomas. Phil tells us that

  • Junior and the Cow

    Junior Williams, banjo player with Newtown and legitimate funny guy, has agreed to send us occasional iPhone videos. Here he is with John Cowan, who is doing some touring with his own band during a break in his schedule with

  • Grassers with Bobby and Billy Ray Cyrus

    Unless you've been living in a cave since 1992, there's a strong likelihood that you are familiar with country singer and TV personality Billy Ray Cyrus. Odds are you are also acquainted with his daughter, singer, actress and gal-about-town, Miley. But

  • Death & Taxes takes Vox Pop Poll award

    Canadian bluegrass/Americana trio Tiller's Folly have picked up a prestigious award in the 11th annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop Poll. Their song, Death & Taxes, placed first in the Social Cause category, with online votes tallied from more than 60,000

  • Cowan at the Down Home live online

    Now that John Cowan has signed up as the regular bass player with The Doobie Brothers, opportunities to catch his solo shops are rather limited. But tonight when the John Cowan Band performs at The Down Home in Johnson City,

  • The Dogs of Bluegrass

    With dog talk seemingly taking over the US Presidential race, it seems like a perfect time to highlight this clever piece of work from Zach White. Zach is a country/bluegrass musician currently studying commercial music at Belmont University, where he performs with