Billy Blue Records has dropped their first release for newly-signed guitarist Bob Minner, a collaboration with John Cowan, on a Don McLean song from the 1970s. Both men have a deep connection to bluegrass, as well as experience in the big
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Holiday Religion from Andy Lowe
Ask a banjo player what they like to play most, and chances are they'll tell you that playing behind a vocalist in a band is every bit as enjoyable, if not more, than bearing down on a hard-hitting banjo tune.
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Track Premiere: Floyd Hill from Jake Leg
Just ahead of their debut album release this weekend, Colorado's Jake Leg has a new single today, written by their mandolinist, Dylan McCarthy. Together now for three years, Jake Leg has as their mission to merge the energy of bluegrass with
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Jim Mills passes
Jim Mills, one of the most celebrated banjo players of his generation, and a noted vintage instrument trader, has died of a heart attack at his home in Durham, NC on May 3. He was 57 years of age. Though most
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Joe Mullins taking over Bluegrass Junction for Industrial Strength Bluegrass
Joe Mullins is taking over SiriusXM's Bluegrass Junction at the top of each hour this weekend, starting at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, in celebration of today's extended vinyl re-release of the all-star bluegrass project, Industrial Strength Bluegrass - Southwestern Ohio's
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Tim Raybon asks us to remember with Arlington
Tim Raybon is getting a head start on Memorial Day this year, treating May as Memorial Month, with a timely remake of a Trace Adkins album cut in tribute to our fallen service members. Pinecastle Records won't release the single for
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The Adventures of Willo the Dwarf
Slovak banjoist Richard Ciferský, founder of innovative music accessory company Banjolit and banjo man with Bill Faster in the Slovak Republic, has released a unique and interesting project called The Adventures of Willo the Dwarf, which combines an audio CD
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Knee Deep in Love from Fast Track
Engelhardt Music Group has a new single for Fast Track, who are rapidly becoming a favorite for fans of traditional bluegrass all across the country. Experienced sidemen all, the band was formed as Cardinal Tradition to accompany David Parmley prior
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A Man Who’s Never Plowed drops for Retro 78
South Carolina's Retro 78 has announced a new single this month, one written by fellow Palmetto State grasser Trey Ward, called A Man Who's Never Plowed. The band has been on something of a roll since winning the 2022 SPBGMA International
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Trip Around The Sun video from Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, featuring Dierks Bentley
Nashville fiddler and vocalist Bronwyn Keith-Hynes has released a third single from her upcoming album with Sugar Petunia Records, I Built A World. After winning fiddle contests throughout the mid Atlantic region as a teen, Bronwyn debuted professionally as a