Valerie Smith

Bluegrass utility player Valerie Smith continues to recover at her home near Nashville after a bout with the coronavirus that required two overnight stays in the emergency room. Smith, 54, became ill two weeks ago, while caring for her daughter and

We're delighted to help with a premiere of the music video from Daniel Crabtree for his current single, Sally Sunday. It's a story song, based on true life, about an abandoned orphan girl who was delivered to a convent as a

Valerie Smith also has a Father's Day song to debut this week, one written by Johnny McDonald and Val. Talking To Daddy deals with a difficult aspect of elder care, one that has been real in McDonald's life. It tells of

Circa Blue has released a new recording, with a music video, of a song they originally cut back in 2016. It's one called I Sing Your Song, written by Steve Harris, with David Morris and Dawn Kenney, which is offered now

Bell Buckle Records, in conjunction with The Single Factory, are set to release a new single tomorrow from Valerie Smith. It's for From A Distance, written by Julie Gold, which was a major hit for Bette Midler in 1990. The song

One thing that has been decidedly lacking in bluegrass music is creature songs. We have our share of scary songs, but they tend to be ghost-related, by and large. Those of us of a certain age remember those Saturday morning movies

Bluegrass singer, songwriter, and band leader Valerie Smith now has a new hat to wear. Radio programmer! Val has launched a new online bluegrass radio service called Bell Buckle Radio from her headquarters in Bell Buckle, TN. The 24/7 station is

Small Town Heroes is something of a departure for Tennessee-based Valerie Smith. It's the first album with the latest iteration of her touring band, Liberty Pike, and was recorded away from home at Tom Mindte's studio in Rockville, MD. The reason

Valerie Smith has released a music video for Something About A Train, a song from her latest Bell Buckle Records CD, Small Town Heroes. It was written by Mitch Matthews, Dawn Kenney, and David Morris to describe the feeling we

Valerie Smith has released her latest album with her touring band, Liberty Pike, along with a debut single from the project on Bell Buckle Records. Small Town Heroes is her first new record since The Human Condition in 2014. That last