Tag: Bluegrass

Billy Blue Records has signed bluegrass band, Carson Peters and Iron Mountain. The band is led by Carson Peters, from Piney Flats, TN. Carson has made numerous national TV appearances including his performance on the fiddle with bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs at the 52nd Annual CMA Awards. Most recently, Carson …

After being in Nashville more than a decade and releasing two albums – Real Me and Kentucky Blue – Brit Taylor made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry March 22. Wearing a blue chrome floor-length dress with bell sleeves custom designed by Paige Moore, a young Nashville-based designer. She …

Mercury Nashville band Boy Named Banjo announces its debut on the Grand Ole Opry. The Nashville-raised five-piece band, which is a fusion of contemporary country, American and folk-rock stacked on a foundation of bluegrass, will make its debut on Tuesday, March 21. The Opry appearance will come just days after …

In conjunction with its February “Catch the Bluegrass Wave” membership drive, the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) is partnering with Béla Fleck’s Blue Ridge Banjo Camp to offer a full scholarship for this year’s camp to a lucky IBMA member. This scholarship, valued at $1,100 will cover tuition, lodging, and …

Billy Gilman, two-time Grammy-nominated Country music artist, and recent runner-up on NBC’s The Voice, has signed a recording contract with Pinecastle Records and has recently completed recording his first Bluegrass album. The first single, “Roller Coaster” will be released to radio on March 15. “We are so excited to have …

Danny Burns is releasing his first new single of 2023 with “Fields of Gold.” The Irish-born recording artist teamed with Grammy winner Tim O’Brien to put a unique Bluegrass / Americana twist on a well-known tune, which was previously made famous by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hitmaker Sting …

The Tim Raybon Band is wasting no time carrying on their momentum from 2022. They just unveiled their brand new single “Can’t Get Away From This Broken Heart,” which is out now. (listen above) The upbeat, hard-driving Bluegrass recording is available for download. “Can’t Get Away From This Broken Heart” …

Just a short road-trip to the North on June 21st through the 24th, 2023, the ROMP Festival will be held at Yellow Creek Park, located in Owensboro, Kentucky. Headliners of ROMP 2023 include the Old Crow Medicine Show, Hall of Fame Members Ricky Skaggs & his band Kentucky Thunder, Sam …

Today Dierks Bentley releases “High Note” featuring Billy Strings, a witty track about weed that taps Bentley’s passion for and experience with bluegrass that finishes in a super-jam featuring legends Jerry Douglas on dobro, Sam Bush on mandolin and guest guitar stars Billy Strings and Bryan Sutton. “High Note” helps …

The first Cavefest at The Caverns is in the books and the Nashville.com team is so happy we were there. It’s short drive from Nashville to Pelham TN, so getting there on Friday was breeze. It seems most first-time festivals have a few bugs to work out, and sometimes it …