Rebel Records

Ronnie Freeland, noted bluegrass recording engineer, passed away on July 20 following complications from brain cancer. He was 55 years old. Born May 30, 1959, Ronald (RB) Freeland was the son of Dick Freeland, who owned and ran Rebel Records in

Fresh off their big win at SPBGMA last week, Junior Sisk & Rambler's Choice are back in the studio working on their next project for Rebel Records. We have no information on a possible title, or songs to be included,

Back in the early 1970s, a talented young Japanese band caused quite a sensation at festivals here in the US - and not simply for what was then the novelty of a foreign band playing bluegrass. Calling themselves Bluegrass 45,

As we mentioned in our introductory piece on this topic last Wednesday, music sales figures for 2011 gave the record industry its first reason to smile in several years - even if only Mona Lisa-style. After many years of steady

Good news has been in short supply for the recorded music industry since the turn of the century. With retailers closing up shop and digital distribution (legal and illegal) eating into label revenues for more than a decade, crying the

Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers (JMRR) are prepared to kickoff 2012 in a big way. The band had a great time performing at Ohio's Edison Community College last year, and have been invited back for a return performance by

Rebel Records recently announced the forthcoming release of two CDs to remember the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bill Monroe. They have searched their vaults and found a great store of recordings that enables them to release not one, but

Bluegrass balladeer and banjo picker Dave Evans is home recovering from a very serious health scare that required heart surgery at the end of July. Evans spoke earlier today with Dave Freeman of Rebel Records, and relayed that he had a

I've worked this past few years with Peter Winne in his capacity as a publicist with Rebel Records. And like most folks who work in the bluegrass business, Pete is also a musician. It is as an independent artist that

Rebel Records has two new CDs set for an October 12 release. One is a new project from Big Country Bluegrass, and the other a most-welcome reissue of music from Lost and Found. Bass man Allen Mills is the sole founding