Po’ Ramblin’ Boys

For most of us in the bluegrass world, 2020 was more or less a non-event. Once the COVID restrictions shut down live music, very little seemed to happen, though artists continued to record with an eye towards better days. Performers

The Po' Ramblin' Boys - photo by Amy Richardson Fortunately, we haven't heard many stories of COVID-19 infections within the bluegrass community, but it seems that the big story of 2020 has befallen C.J. Lewandowski of The Po' Ramblin' Boys. C.J. has

Congratulations to Jasper Lorentzen, bass player with The Po' Ramblin' Boys, and his wife, Sofia, on the birth of their second child last week. Henry Lorentz Lorentzen was born on October 9 in Knoxville, TN. He made his entrance weighing in

Ole Smoky Distillery in east Tennessee has announced the launch this week of their new Jars & Jams Virtual Concert Series, a weekly Facebook Live event to benefit regional charities. Since the company was started in 2010, they have used live

Tennessee's The Po' Ramblin' Boys have finally made it official, inviting fiddler Laura Orshaw to become the fifth member of the group. Orshaw has been performing with the Boys this past several years when her schedule allowed, and was included on

This past Tuesday evening, the Po' Ramblin' Boys fulfilled the lifelong dream of every bluegrass picker when they appeared on the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville. The Boys have been on an upward trajectory since they appeared on the scene

Last night (9/24) at the Pour House in downtown Raleigh, two bluegrass supergroups convened for a powerhouse set of bluegrass as part of IBMA's Bluegrass Ramble. Frank Baker was in the audience, and captured a number of images of Po' Ramblin'

Rounder Records has released a debut single from their upcoming project with bluegrass preservationists Po' Ramblin' Boys, who endeavor to perform and record the music as it was captured in the earlier days of the 1950s and '60s. These four young

When Po' Ramblin' Boys were out in California last year for the Huck Finn Fest, they performed a short set for the Jam In The Van folks. JITV travels all over the US in a specially-retrofitted recreational vehicle, set up as

The Po' Ramblin' Boys continue on in their effort to bring back the old time bluegrass sound with their first single release on Rounder Records. Reaching way back to 1974, the Boys turn in a top notch version of Next Train