Ron Stewart

Like many other music venues across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic left Meadowgreen Appalachian Music Park in limbo. The park, which generally runs a concert series throughout the winter in its barn-like music hall near Clay City, KY, had to

This remembrance of Tony Rice is a contribution from Ron Stewart, surely one of the finest bluegrass musicians working today, and perhaps one of the best ever. He currently works with Seldom Scene playing banjo and fiddle, and performs, produces,

Ron Stewart’s search for work didn’t last long after the Boxcars disbanded a few weeks back. Next Saturday, he’ll officially join the Seldom Scene at a show in Cincinnati, transferring his stout banjo and fiddle skills from one Grammy-nominated bluegrass

Had you been thinking, "I wonder what happened to Gold Heart?" I know I had when I ran into them at the IBMA's World Of Bluegrass convention last September in Raleigh. Tori Gold, the eldest of the three singing Gold sisters

Gold Heart has a first single out today from their upcoming Mountain Fever Album, Places I've Been. The band consists of the three Gold sisters from northern Virginia, with their dad, Trent, on bass. All three sing, with Tori on mandolin,

Steve Gulley has shared samples of a few tracks from his upcoming Rural Rhythm album, Family, Friends & Fellowship, due for wide release on July 22. While not an explicitly Gospel project, Gulley sees this one as an attempt to share his

Megan McKamey, a young vocalist, songwriter, and banjo player from East Tennessee, is set to release her first album, Here’s Your Goodbye, on July 15. Ahead of the full project, she has dropped the title track to radio as a single through

Blue Highway's Tim Stafford has released a debut single from his upcoming album, Just To Hear The Whistle Blow. It's the title track, which tells of the sort of regrets that may occur in middle age. Joining Tim on guitar and

There’s a certain satisfaction in pressing play and hearing straightforward, modern traditional bluegrass music. While boundary-stretching can certainly open doors to new fans and it’s always interesting to hear new innovations and styles, it’s also nice to come across a

Great news for Gold Heart fans. After a five year recording drought, the Gold Sisters are back in the studio. Their fourth project will again feature all original music written by Tori, Jocey and Shelby Gold. As always, their dad Trent will