• Christmas in the Smokies 2015

    Sell out crowds enjoyed the holidays early in Pigeon Forge, TN with the Christmas in the Smokies Bluegrass Festival, December 9-12. Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road served as the host band and Royce Jordan returned as emcee for the 19th annual

  • Bean Blossom 2015 – Day 6

    Daniel Mullins will be reporting from the 2015 Bean Blossom Festival all week, as Internet service in the campground allows. Check back each day for his reports and photos. The remainder of his reports will be after the fact. The sixth day of

  • First two days at RudyFest 2015

    Rudyfest kicked off Tuesday night with a surprise road guest. Lorraine Jordan was passing thru Grayson, Kentucky and stopped in at the festival grounds. She rounded up the Carolina Road crew and opened the festival, featuring a number of tunes

  • Old Pal – Jamie Harper

    The sideman project has become a staple of the bluegrass recording world, in a way that doesn't even exist in most of the popular music industry. Can you imagine Miranda Lambert's bass player expecting her to sing a couple of

  • Luke Munday to Marty Raybon

    Marty Raybon has announced Luke Monday as his new banjo player with Full Circle. Luke has actually been out with Marty for the past few months, but now it's official. This is Munday's second stint with Marty, and he is really psyched for the

  • Saturday at Palatka 2015

    Breaking Grass opened the final day of the 11th edition of the Palatka Bluegrass Festival. They are a young, high energy band that does primarily original music. The Dry Branch Fire Squad came back for the 2nd day. Ron Thomason’s humor and

  • Hook Mandolins snags two new endorsers at SPBGMA

    Chris Shelton with Hook Mandolins made a good showing during the SPBGMA convention earlier this month. He found endorsers for both of his mandolin lines. One was a foregone conclusion, as Zach Rambo from Marty Raybon and Full Circle had technically signed on

  • Day 1 at SOIMF, Fall ’14

    Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers kicked off the November edition of the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival. New member, fiddler Jason Barie, made his debut. Ralph Stanley II then brought the signature “Stanley” sound to the stage. Russell Moore wowed

  • Last day at Bristol 2014

    The 2014 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion wrapped up Sunday and the entertainment provided on the Country Music Mural Stage proved to be powerful. Sunday’s artists included Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome, Mandolin Orange, Marty Raybon & Full Circle, and