Virginia singer, songwriter, and fiddler Mike Mitchell has been announced as the newest artist to join the Mountain Fever Records family. And with the announcement comes some new music from his next album, Love Songs, Torch & Bluegrass. A native Canadian,
The hearts of the whole world went out to the victims of the terrible flooding in the Hill Country region of Texas last month. Particularly devastating were the floods in Kerr County, which took 117 of the 135 lives lost
The landmark album, Live, from Alison Krauss & Union Station, is set for a 180 gram vinyl re-issue in November from Craft Recordings. Recorded in Louisville, KY over two nights in April of 2002, the double CD set and DVD video
Sound Biscuit Records has a new single for South Carolina's New River Bluegrass, a septet focused on original bluegrass music. Ode to Glassy Mountain was written by reso-guitarist with the band, Barry Long, an eerie tale about a mysterious place in
Next time you're in Manchester, TN, be sure to make a stop at Jiffy Burger and order a Becky Buller! It might even be worth a special trip. The local favorite burger spot has collaborated with bluegrass songstress Becky Buller to
Mark Hodges, founder and owner of Mountain Fever Records, has announced his retirement, with Amanda Cook taking control of the company. Hodges launched the label in 2008 and built a studio near his home in Willis, VA, not far from Galax.
Shannon Slaughter's new single answers the question, "What would you be doing if you were doing something else?" I'd Be A Cowboy, from David Stewart and Mark "Brink" Brinkman, tells the story of a man who, given the chance, would pack the city
Zoe & Cloyd, the romantic and musical team of Natalya Zoe Weinstein and John Cloyd Miller, have a new single out today that examines the "what ifs" of life, and the many different ways things might have been. The two life travelers come
Can one learn to play bluegrass and old time music in downtown Toronto, and go on to a professional career as a banjo player and singer? Frank Evans says "yes!," and has the life experience to prove it. Known to many
Husband-and-wife songsters Kenny & Amanda Smith also have a new single this month, highlighting Amanda's lovely singing voice and Kenny's award-winning guitar playing. As always with these two, it's a deeply thoughtful song, My Runaway, written by David Thompson, about missing
