Reviews

Estación 39 is an ideal example of a band that hails from environs well outside US borders, but still stays true to those musical traditions birthed in the American heartland. Based in Buenos Aires Argentina, the band — which includes

The Brothers Young, teen grassers out of Roanoke, Virginia, have released their new bluegrass Christmas album, and it holds treasures you will want to add to your playlist. Ayden (banjo, vocals, production) and Blane (mandolin, vocals, humor, and 'Michael Jordan-esq' leaps

Bryan McDowell has built a long, steady career as one of acoustic music's quintessential sidemen, having performed with the likes of Molly Tuttle, John McEuen, Claire Lynch, and Sierra Hull, among others. McDowell's self-titled recording on Mountain Fever Records moves

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road at the 2025 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies - photo © Bill Warren Lorraine Jordan was thrilled with the largest turnout of her 13 year run at the 2025 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies Bluegrass Festival,

A Golden Guitar winner and ARIA Award nominee, Angus Gill ranks as one of Australia's most accomplished young exports. A multi-talented artist, songwriter, author, comedian, and record producer, he can claim 19 number one singles, six chart-topping albums, and more than 200 recorded cuts in

Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys at Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies - photo © Bill Warren Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies has completed its first full day of a three-day festival at WL Mills Auditorium in the Gatlinburg

Larry Cordle at Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies '25 - photo © Bill Warren Promoters Lorraine Jordan and Allen Dyer make Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies special in many ways. Wednesday night saw the pre-show party at Ole Red in Gatlinburg.  Ole

Gena Britt is a veteran bluegrasser, one whose star has been continuing to rise over the last decade, in large part due to her membership in the acclaimed supergroup, Sister Sadie. Britt's latest solo effort from Mountain Home, Streets, Rivers, Dreams &

Grand finale at the 2025 Al Ras Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival - photo courtesy of the festival This report on Barcelona's big bluegrass event is a contribution from Oriol Serra, a journalist in the region. Mollet del Vallès is an

Appalachian Road Show at the 2025 Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The November 2025 edition of Industrial Strength Bluegrass has come to an end. Daniel Mullins, as producer, and all of the Mullins family, are to be