Valerie Smith

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

Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike have released a sampler video to introduce the music from their upcoming project, Small Town Heroes. Using a series of live clips and photos set against music from the CD, fans can get a taste of

Valerie Smith works to stay on top of her game. Never one to shy away from personal growth, the singer/songwriter/entrepreneur realized she needed to make some changes in her career a couple of years ago. “I've been pretty much working on

Nancy Cardwell, former Executive Director of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced that she will be representing bluegrass legend, Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys, for dates in 2016, 2017, and beyond. Jesse has been playing, writing, and singing bluegrass

You can never be too sure what to expect from Valerie Smith. Her contributions to the musical arts follow her whim, as all art must do I suppose. Val has come through some difficult times of late, including health issues related to

Bluegrass doesn't seem to generate as many thematic or concept albums as you find in other genres. We've had a few - Rural Rhythm's God Didn't Choose Sides comes to mind - but they are the exception rather than the

Valerie Smith has released a music video for The Moon Ain't Square, a track she sings on the new Daughters of Bluegrass CD, Pickin' Like A Girl. It's a silly song and a funny video, but Valerie tells us it was