Pinecastle Records has added critically-acclaimed bluegrass roots band Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road to its evolving roster, a previous recipient of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) award for Momentum Band of the Year.
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Wyatt Ellis Opry Debut Nov 10
Bluegrass teenage star Wyatt Ellis is set to make his Grand Ole Opry debut on 10th November, 2023. At 14 years of age, Ellis joins the ranks of several now high profile artists who made their Opry debut in their teens.
Zach Collier Joins Fast Track
Fast Track has announced that Indiana’s Zach Collier has officially stepped into the role of full-time bass player for the band.
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road To WPP
Inspired by their Deep Gap Appalachian roots, utilising academic techniques and skills, and exploiting an extraordinary imaginative depth Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road have initiated a fresh new sound movement to the Americana/Grass genre.
Full Time To Wilson Banjo Co
Banjo player, Steve Wilson, the South Carolina native is leaving the Deeper Shade of Blue to focus on his own critically-acclaimed band, Wilson Banjo Co.
The Bluegrass Standard July 23
The July 2023 issue of the free magazine The Bluegrass Standard in now available online.
Vale Bobby Osborne 1932 – 2023
News in this week conforms Bobby Osborne, one half of the legendary Osborne Brothers has died at age 91, in Nashville Tennessee.
Vale Jesse McReynolds 1929 – 2023
Jesse McReynolds of Jim and Jesse fame passed away on 23rd June 2023.
New Internet Radio Station – BanjoRadio
Legendary Radio Broadcaster and Program Director, Kyle Cantrell announced plans last night via Facebook Live for a new 24/7 internet-based radio station – BanjoRadio.
Bill Monroe Sculpture To Hall of Fame
The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum unveiled a new installation, a bronze sculpture of Bill Monroe was commissioned by the Grand Ole Opry to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 1995.
Dolly Parton IBMA & Dove Awards
Dolly Parton Recording Wins IBMA and Dove Music Awards. Artists and recordings from Billy Blue Records, and the...
Is The Guitar Dead?
This article is copied from a magazine called BMG (Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar) dated December 1938 by writer, musician and dance band leader. Thanks to Mick O’Neil for the magazine.