• Valerie Smith on The Human Condition

    You can never be too sure what to expect from Valerie Smith. Her contributions to the musical arts follow her whim, as all art must do I suppose. Val has come through some difficult times of late, including health issues related to

  • Jesse McReynolds 85th Birthday Roast

    To celebrate Jesse McReynolds' 85th birthday earlier this month, family, friends and neighbors of the bluegrass mandolin legend got together at Jesse's home outside of Nashville for a birthday tribute in the form of a celebrity roast. Popular radio host Harv Mason served

  • The Old Country Church from Mike Scott

    Rural Rhythm Christian is preparing tomorrow's release for The Old Country Church, their second project for banjo player and vocalist Mike Scott. Unlike his previous album of Gospel music, 2011's Take Me Lord and Use Me, this new one is all instrumental,

  • Valerie Smith on the Human Condition

    Bluegrass doesn't seem to generate as many thematic or concept albums as you find in other genres. We've had a few - Rural Rhythm's God Didn't Choose Sides comes to mind - but they are the exception rather than the

  • A royal bluegrass wedding in Tennessee

    Rhonda Vincent, the reigning Queen of Bluegrass, celebrated the marriage of her youngest daughter Tensel this past Sunday to Brent Burke, who plays reso-guitar in Vincent's band. For those formally-minded: Tensel Lea Sandker and Brent Matthew Burke were married April 14, 2013

  • Behind The Dream – Darrell Webb

    Rural Rhythm has begun releasing editions of their BlueHighways TV show, Behind The Dream, as online videos. The half hour program debuted last Fall, with Mike Scott serving as host. Each episode features a Rural Rhythm artist, combining one-on-one interviews with

  • Christmas the Mountain Way

    For most bluegrass musicians, summer is festival season. However, a number of today’s top artists took a short break from touring this past June to get in the holiday spirit. For Steve Gulley, Dale Ann Bradley, Mike Scott, and the

  • Christmas The Mountain Way

    Rural Rhythm has released a promotional video in support of their upcoming 2-disc package, Christmas The Mountain Way. It includes both an audio CD and a concert DVD recorded this past June in Pikeville, KY for BlueHighways TV, which will air