Lonesome River Band

It goes without saying that bluegrass is part of a timeless tradition that’s been carried forward from one generation to the next. Even those artists and ensembles that publicly profess the need to add their own individual elements to the

Following the past year of restricted performance opportunities for touring artists, a lot of your favorite bands may look a bit different this summer season. Not many folks can survive a year with no income, and we have seen a

With a new single from Lonesome River Band due tomorrow (June 4), Mountain Home Music has agreed to give our readers a sneak peek one day early. It's a new song called Cumberland River Shore, written as a tribute to the

Sammy Shelor has announced a big change coming next month for Lonesome River Band. Long time guitarist Brandon Rickman is leaving the group after almost two decades of touring and recording with the group. Current mandolinist, Jesse Smathers, will move

Mountain Home Music has a second new single from Lonesome River Band this week, this time a kickin' bluegrass number, Little At A Time, featuring mandolinist Jesse Smathers on the lead vocal. Few bands on the circuit today can  brag of

Friday, February 19, is the release date for Love Songs, a new single from bluegrass powerhouse Lonesome River Band on the Mountain Home Music label. LRB has been at the forefront of contemporary bluegrass since the early 1990s, when their epic

Here's another new single this week from Mountain Home Music, this time for perennial bluegrass headliners, Lonesome River Band. LRB has been touring and recording now for almost 40 years, and despite occasional personnel changes along the way, band leader Sammy

Nashville mandolinist Tristan Scroggins has released another book of transcriptions, this time featuring the playing of Dan Tyminski with Lonesome River Band. Tristan has transcribed all of Dan's solos from LRB's breakout album, Carrying The Tradition, which set the bluegrass

Jesse Smathers, mandolinist and vocalist with Lonesome River Band, and Sarah Farley were married on April 4 in a small private ceremony in Virginia. Jesse tells us that their initial wedding plans were quashed by the state imposed requirements for social

Lonesome River Band are one of those rare contemporary bluegrass outfits that have the means of combining old school precepts with a decidedly modern melodic sensibility, without sacrificing the integrity of either. It’s a difficult juggling act to be sure;