Joey Cox has been announced as the new banjo player with Mountain Fever recording artists Linda Lay & Springfield Exit. It is a prestigious position for this northern Virginia-based group, a spot previously held by such top pickers as Tom
Linda Lay
The Jingling Hole from Linda Lay
Mountain Fever Records has released a third single from their upcoming album with Linda Lay. Something of a bluegrass vocal legend in Virginia, especially northern Virginia where she lives, Linda is less well known around the wider bluegrass community. That's
Blue Blue Ridge Mountain Girl from Linda Lay
Mountain Fever Records has released their second single from Linda Lay, a true veteran bluegrass vocalist recently signed to the label. Linda has been singing the grass since she was a girl, performing with her family's group in east Tennessee. As
Track Premiere: The Happiness Of Having You from Linda Lay
Mountain Fever Records moves fast! Not two weeks from announcing the signing of bluegrass singer Linda Lay to the label, they have released her first single. It's a song from the catalog of Charlie Pride, The Happiness Of Having You, written
Linda Lay to Mountain Fever Records
Mountain Fever Records has announced the signing of Linda Lay, one the best kept secrets among bluegrass vocalists, to the Virginia-based label. For many years Linda, alongside her husband, David, has led the band Springfield Exit, but she first hit the
Darren Beachley joins Linda Lay and Springfield Exit
Well... it sure is nice to be writing about live bluegrass music again! A familiar face is returning to the bluegrass world. Long time grasser, Darren Beachley, is set to begin performing with Linda Lay & Springfield Exit as soon as
Bluegrass at The Kennedy Center
Josh Kohn with the National Council for the Traditional Arts reminded us about a show tonight (10/12) by Linda Lay & Springfield Exit at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Linda has been a fixture on the bluegrass scene for many
Carson Cooper passes
We received a note last night from David and Linda Lay, sharing the news that Carson Cooper had passed away yesterday afternoon (3/8/07). He had been battling liver cancer for quite some time, and was well known to bluegrass people
New CD from Sammy Shelor and Linda Lay
The newest release in the Crooked Road series from the Virginia Folklife program is just out. It is by Linda Lay, Sammy Shelor & Crooked Run, and entitled Taking The Crooked Road Home. Linda Lay grew up in Bristol, VA singing