Rounder Records

How long have you been interested in bluegrass and old-time music? Could it be that records by George Pegram, the Boston-based Spark Gap Wonder Boys, or Joe Val were among the first that you bought?  What these artists and the likes

Equinox Publishing has announced a March 30 release for Vinyl Ventures - My Fifty Years at Rounder Records by Bill Nowlin. Nowlin was one of three recent college graduates who founded the Rounder Records label in 1970 in Boston, MA, alongside

In the early days of Rounder Records, the then fledgling label released a highly-celebrated series of LPs under the title, The Early Days of Bluegrass. A total of ten albums were produced on vinyl starting in 1975, consisting not of

Rounder Records President John Strohm, Billy Strings, and Rounder Vice President of A&R Gary Paczosa Rounder Records in Nashville has announced the signing of bluegrass and acoustic music sensation Billy Strings, with a new album, Home, set for release on September

Ola Belle Reed, the first album on Rounder Records by this iconic North Carolina singer and banjo player, has been chosen by the Library of Congress for its National Recording Registry. Each year the National Recording Preservation Board selects as many

The accolades, awards and good news keep piling up for the sweethearts of bluegrass, Darin and Brooke Aldridge. Rounder Records announced today that it signed a deal with the award-winning husband and wife duo, who will release their first project for

Fast-rising bluegrass entertainers Flatt Lonesome have signed a recording contract with Rounder Records. The band is expected to head into the studio later this year for a new release sometime in 2019. Flatt Lonesome exploded onto the scene in 2013 with

Seldom Scene signs their new contract with Rounder - photo by Sally Love Though details are scant, Rounder Records has announced that bluegrass supergroup Seldom Scene has signed with the label for their next album. A new project is set to be

As anybody who has lived through several decades knows, trends often come back around just when you least expect it. Beginning in the 1950s, Columbia House and other companies began “record clubs” – subscription services where customers could receive their

Ken Irwin photo at Podunk Bluegrass Festival in 2014 © Ted Lehmann Last week (on March 7, 2017) AirPlay Direct announced that they had honored Ken Irwin with their “Iconic Innovators” Award for 2017. The award is presented annually to the member