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Christian McBride Releases New Single With Edgar Meyer
'Philly Slop'
by Michael Major - February 15, 2024 8-time GRAMMY Award winner Christian McBride has shared a new single “Philly Slop,” recorded with renowned Bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, from the duo's upcoming album But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!...
Christian McBride Announces New Album With Edgar Meyer 'But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?'
by Michael Major - January 23, 2024 Christian McBride announced the upcoming release of But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?, a new album recorded with renowned bassist and composer Edgar Meyer. The album explores the vast variety possible with the pairing of two limitless bassists, encompassing diverse original compositions, American Son...
MerleFest Shares Full 2024 Lineup, Adds Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Larkin Poe, Lukas Nelson & POTR And More
by Michael Major - December 04, 2023 MerleFest's full 2024 lineup includes Old Crow Medicine Show, Turnpike Troubadours, The Teskey Brothers, Nickel Creek, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Larkin Poe, Lukas Nelson & POTR, Steep Canyon Rangers, Dan Tyminski Band, Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, The Earls of Leicest...
Chandrika Tandon Releases New Album 'Ammu's Treasures'
by Michael Major - October 05, 2023 Featuring guest appearances by legends and world-class musicians such as Béla FleckY, Kenny Werner, Eugene Friesen, and more, the album boasts 35 tracks and 21 chants, comprising brand new family-friendly renditions of folk staples, fifties and sixties classics, and French chansons as well as tradit...
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway Confirm 'Next Rodeo' Headline Tour
by Michael Major - August 01, 2023 Molly Tuttle and her band, Golden Highway, will embark on their east coast “Next Rodeo” tour in November, with stops at New York City’s Brooklyn Made, Burlington’s Higher Ground Ballroom, Albany’s The Egg, Ardmore’s Ardmore Music Hall and Washington DC’s 9:30 Club, among others. ...
John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain Release SHAKTI 'This Moment'
by Michael Major - June 23, 2023 The compositions making up This Moment each pass through a series of connected movements, highlighting different vocal and instrumental sub-groups within Shakti while transitioning between taut thematic statements, riveting solos from McLaughlin and Rajagopalan, invigorating rhythmic shifts, and soa...
Molly Tuttle Wins Best Bluegrass Album at 65th GRAMMY Awards
by Michael Major - February 06, 2023 Molly Tuttle won Best Bluegrass Album at last night’s 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards for her acclaimed record, Crooked Tree. Produced by Tuttle and Jerry Douglas, Crooked Tree explores Tuttle’s love of bluegrass and features collaborations with Sierra Hull, Old Crow Medicine Show, Margo Price, Billy Stri...
John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain Announce SHAKTI U.S. Tour
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023 Following word of the Summer 2023 release of This Moment – their first new studio album in 46 years – revolutionary world music ensemble Shakti will continue to discover and explore the musical common ground bridging East and West on an extensive U.S. tour, beginning August 17 in Boston, current iti...
Karan Casey Shares New Song 'Sister I Am Here For You'
by Michael Major - January 25, 2023 Adding their unique vocals to the album are Niamh Dunne on a duet song Sister I am Here for You; Pauline Scanlon on a searing feminist overlook of Ireland in a song entitled I Live in a Country; and Ríoghnach Connolly on Daughter Dear, a tender hearted song between a mother and daughter....
Cory Wong Releases New Live Album From Recent West Coast Run
by Michael Major - January 20, 2023 Hailed by AllMusic for its “brightly organic crossover vibe,” the highly charged jazz-funk collection sees Wong joined by an all-star array of special guests including Billy Strings, Big Wild, Chromeo, Béla Fleck, Sierra Hull, Victor Wooten, Larry Carlton, Nate Smith, and more....
Michael Cleveland Announces Forthcoming LP 'Lovin' Of The Game'
by Michael Major - December 06, 2022 Built upon a rock-solid foundation of bluegrass prowess, LOVIN’ OF THE GAME — produced by Jeff White, Cleveland and Sean Sullivan — the album hums with energy across the 12 tracks finding appearances from the likes of Béla Fleck, Billy Strings, Charlie Starr, Jeff White, The Travelin’ McCourys and V...
Molly Tuttle Shares 'Crooked Tree' Deluxe Album
by Michael Major - December 02, 2022 Alongside the original thirteen songs from Crooked Tree, the deluxe edition features new renditions of the Grateful Dead’s “Dire Wolf” and traditional folk song, “Cold Rain and Snow,” also made famous by the Grateful Dead, as well as live versions of album tracks “Dooley’s Farm” (feat. special guest...
Irish Singer-Songwriter KARAN CASEY Launches U.S. Tour
by Michael Major - August 30, 2022 KARAN CASEY, one of Ireland’s big singer-songwriters – and a leading advocate for gender balance in the Irish folk and traditional music scene – will make her first U.S. tour in three years from September 1-18, a slate of 13 performances that will highlight her recent work, including her album Hiero...
Sierra Hull Announces Headlining Tour This Fall
by Michael Major - August 30, 2022 After a whirlwind summer criss-crossing the country, the acclaimed mandolinist and her dynamic band left a wake of awestruck audiences at major festivals including Sacred Rose Festival, Under The Big Sky, and the Cayamo Cruise, sharing the stage with the likes of Emmylou Harris, Madison Cunningham, ...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Announces 'Out Of The Park' Lineup
by Michael Major - August 24, 2022 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass announces “Out Of The Park” lineup of nighttime, post festival shows. Partnering with local venues, HSB announces shows with Marcus Mumford, Bonny Light Horseman, Antibalas, Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Moonalice, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Waco Brothers & Bo...
Ireland's Karan Casey to Launch U.S. Tour
by Michael Major - August 09, 2022 KARAN CASEY, one of Ireland’s finest singer-songwriters – and a leading advocate for gender balance in the Irish folk and traditional music scene – will make her first U.S. tour in three years from September 1-18, that will highlight her recent work, including her album Hieroglyphs That Tell the Tal...
Bass Extremes Debut New Single 'Just-in Time' Featuring Tool's Justin Chancellor
by Michael Major - August 05, 2022 It’s the second single/video revealed ahead of their upcoming album, S’Low Down. The 10-track album features a variety of legendary musicians, including Ron Carter, Bootsy Collins, Marcus Miller, Oteil Burbridge, Justin Chancellor, Linda Oh, Edgar Meyer, John Patitucci, Billy Sheehan, Joe Dart, and ...
Cory Wong Announces 'Power Station' Tour
by Michael Major - August 02, 2022 GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter, producer, and guitarist extraordinaire Cory Wong has announced plans for a unique two-legged collaborative tour – his biggest US headline tour thus far. THE POWER STATION TOUR kicks off with an upcoming Fall run that will see Wong joined by Sierra Hull and Robbie ...
Cory Wong Releases New Album With Billy Strings, Chromeo, Big Wild, Sierra Hull, & More
by Michael Major - April 29, 2022 GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter, producer, and guitarist extraordinaire Cory Wong has released his new album, Power Station, today. The explosive jazz-funk LP features many special all-star guests including Big Wild, Chromeo, Billy Strings, Béla Fleck, Sierra Hull, Victor Wooten, Larry Carlton, N...
Find Out Who Won at the 2022 GRAMMY Awards - All the Winners!
by Michael Major - April 21, 2022 The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards featured a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, a win for Barlow and Bear's 'Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,' Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for their 'Love For Sale' Cole Porter duets album, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Check out the full list of winners now!...
Cristina Vane Connects with Nashville Roots in Upcoming Sophomore Album
by Marissa Tomeo - April 16, 2022 If Cristina Vane’s critically acclaimed debut Nowhere Sounds Lovely was her “road trip” album, then her much anticipated follow up represents the return home; musically and personally. Out May 20th on Red Parlor Records, Make Myself Me Again finds rising slide-guitar star Vane growing roots in her N...
David Ferguson Releases 'White Dove' Featuring Dan Auerbach & Ronnie McCoury
by Michael Major - January 19, 2022 Ferguson is a Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, studio owner, video game soundtrack composer, and collaborator with the likes of Johnny Cash, John Prine, and Sturgill Simpson. The track was previously only available to those who purchased the record on vinyl from Fat Possum. Listen to the new...
Sultans Of String Release “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)”
by A.A. Cristi - October 26, 2021 Canadian supergroup Sultans of String have released their brand-new single, 'Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)' - available now. ...
'One Human' Single to Raise Funds for UNICEF
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 28, 2021 The recording features performances from Kris Myers (Umphrey's McGee), Juno award winner Alpha Yaya Diallo, Grammy award winner Dobet Gnahoré, Grammy award winner Al Walser, Greek superstar George Perris, New York City Opera soprano Tharanga Goonetilleke, and many more.... |