Janice Martin, banjo picker with popular Missouri bluegrass group Route 3, has announced her decision to step away from the band. She will be focusing her attention on her new booking agency, JMTalent. A life-long grasser, Janice started playing the banjo
Alison Brown has announced a new banjo workshop week this fall, with her own unique twist. Banjo Basecamp will run October 6-10 at the Porches Inn and Studio 9 in North Adams, MA. The faculty includes some of the most highly
Turnberry Records has a new single for Kevin Denney, who has returned to his first love in bluegrass music, after some success in country around the turn of the century with That's Just Jessie. Kevin learned the ropes from his parents,
Scott Napier has announced that he is giving up his mandolin position with Wildfire. He is departing the group along with its founding bassist, Curt Chapman. A big part of the reason is Napier's recent move to Owensboro, KY where he
With the 2025 Wold of Bluegrass convention is less than a month away, registered attendees have a lot of questions about the new site in Chattanooga, TN. IBMA Executive Director Ken White was kind enough to sit down with us
Sound Biscuit Productions in Sevierville, TN, home of the popular bluegrass-oriented Sound Biscuit Studio, has announced a new record label. Gravy Records has been carefully developed by Sound Biscuit to give a lift to emerging artists in bluegrass and related roots
Dolly Parton has always meant a great deal to The Grascals. The band actually formed after serving as her bluegrass touring group, and she retains the same fondness for them as they do for her. So it seems quite natural for
The Steep Canyon Rangers have released a music video for their latest single, Next Act, a new song written by founding banjo man Graham Sharp and guitarist Aaron Burdett. The song, and the recording, offer a great example of how seamlessly
Jussi Syren & the Groundbreakers, Finland's top bluegrass group, received some most unwelcome news as they were preparing to visit the US next month as an invited showcase act at World of Bluegrass. After following the instructions shared by the IBMA
The winners of the 2025 Alan Niedlerand Memorial Scholarship, which provides full tuition costs to attend the Alan Bibey Mandolin Camp for worthy young musicians, have been announced. The scholarship was established in honor of North Carolina mandolinist Niederland, who
