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This appeal for the inclusion of Jake Tullock in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame comes from Barry Bales, bass player with The Earls Of Leicester. Barry plays the part of Cousin Jake on stage several times each week in the

It's not every day that show tunes get a bluegrass reading, especially from music royalty like Bobby Osborne. But this is a special day, and we're honored to present the track premiere of Bobby's version of They Call The Wind

Bluegrass fiddle master Michael Cleveland, the most awarded fiddler in IBMA history, has released his first instructional video for sale and download online. Working with his friend and fellow fiddle freak Gil Benson, Michael has determined that video is the ideal

Our friend Lluis Gomez, Spain's most prominent banjo picker, shared this report about their second annual Barcelona Bluegrass Camp. He says that the enrollment was up over 50% from last year, a great sign for bluegrass in western Europe. Saturday, March

Small Town Heroes is something of a departure for Tennessee-based Valerie Smith. It's the first album with the latest iteration of her touring band, Liberty Pike, and was recorded away from home at Tom Mindte's studio in Rockville, MD. The reason

Buddy Pendleton in 2008 - photo © Jake Penchansky Beloved southwest Virginia fiddler Buddy Pendleton passed away on March 24. He was 81 years of age. Back in the 1960s, he had performed with two of the most notable and influential bluegrass

The Del McCoury Band has released a new single as part of their plan to get new music directly to fans without them having to wait for a full album. You Could Be Me follows the familiar bluesy, "woe is me"

This interview with Béla Fleck was conducted shortly after last year's Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Jen Hughes spoke with him by phone not long after the festival, which featured a reunion set with The Flecktones. Jen talked with Béla about that,

Dailey & Vincent have released a debut single to radio from their upcoming Patriots & Poets album for the new Dreamlined Entertainment Group label. The theme of the album is two-fold: a patriotic vibe, highlighted in the cover design and for

Since Larry Cordle's last CD release in 2014, All-Star Duets, he's had a rough go. A diagnosis of chronic lymphatic leukemia was delivered last spring, followed by treatment, which slowed progress on his upcoming album, an all-Gospel project called Give