Willie Watson News

Joined by Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, OCMS founding member Willie Watson and The Del McCoury Band on select dates, the band's nationwide trek includes a performance at Luck Reunion on March 14, as well as stops in Dallas, New York, Boston and much more throughout the year, wrapping up in December with a return to Nashville.

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 Leicester, and more.

“One Drop” follows the release of “Belle Meade Cockfight” (feat. Sierra Ferrell) and the album’s debut single “Miles Away,” a sweetly reflective song co-written by Secor and bluegrass virtuoso Molly Tuttle, with guest vocals from Old Crow Medicine Show co-founder Willie Watson. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

Old Crow Medicine Show shares their new single “Belle Meade Cockfight” featuring singer/songwriter Sierra Ferrell. Accompanied by a campy old-school-hoedown music video directed and produced by band member Morgan Jahning, “Belle Meade Cockfight” is the latest track from the band’s new album Jubilee.

Arriving as the two-time GRAMMY award-winning band gears up to celebrate their 25th anniversary, Jubilee finds the group once again co-producing with Matt Ross-Spang (Drive-By Truckers, St. Paul & the Broken Bones) and recording at their own Hartland Studios. The album features appearances from Mavis Staples and Sierra Ferrell.

In celebration of the new release, the band is set to tour the U.S. this fall with stops including New York’s Beacon Theatre, Chicago’s Thalia Hall, Washington, D.C.’s Union Stage and more. Tickets are available for pre-sale via the band and Spotify on May 23 and promoter pre-sales kick off May 24.

Frequent onstage guests and collaborators actor John C. Reilly, and singer-songwriters Nikka Costa, Margaret Glaspy, Gaby Moreno, Willie Watson and Mike Viola will join brother and sister duo Sean and Sara Watkins for this exclusive Watkins Family Hour Christmas show.

Millennium Stage, now in its 25th season, is a manifestation of the Kennedy Center’s mission and vision to welcome all to celebrate everyone's collective cultural heritage in the most inclusive and accessible way possible. Millennium Stage offers a free film and programming, streamed live, Wednesday–Saturday each week.

Building around solid community and great songs, siblings Sara and Sean Watkins began their Watkins Family Hour shows at L.A.'s beloved Largo nightclub two decades ago. Twenty years later, the pair are still pushing the limits of their original vision, consistently inviting new members to the fold to tackle devastatingly good tunes.

From the very beginning of Sara and Sean Watkins’ Watkins Family Hour shows at Los Angeles’s Largo nightclub, their focus has been on musical community; building, sharing, and growing.

With their new album, Vol. II, the Watkins returned to the recording studio with a host of long-time friends and Watkins Family Hour band mates like Jon Brion, Jackson Browne, Madison Cunningham, Lucius, Gaby Moreno, Benmont Tench, and Willie Watson. The group has shared “(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You” from Vol. II.

Jam In The Van, one of the most respected and influential music channels in the world, has announced the Speakeasy Sessions.

Australian singer-songwriter, Imogen Clark released her second single 'My Own Worst Enemy,' from her forthcoming six-track EP, The Making Of Me, due 8/21 out in August (Potts Entertainment/MGM).

As we fight COVID-19 together, the power of music to bring hope, foster community, and encourage mental health is more resonant than ever. With this in mind, Pickathon is excited to present A Concert A Day starting April 8, an initiative to help musicians and artist communities through the Recording Academy's MUSICARES® organization.

Santa Barbara Acoustic Music Association presents SBAcoustic, a highly anticipated celebratory series beginning September 14 with the opening weekend of live international acoustic music concerts, guitar workshops, and artisanal guitar show at the New Vic Theatre.

Deadline reports that, during a tour stop in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Kelly Clarkson covered Lady Gaga's Academy Award-nominated song 'Shallow.' The Voice coach told fans she's always admired Gaga.

February 7-10, Pontine Theatre continues its Premiere Season at its new performance venue, The Plains School, located at One Plains Avenue in Portsmouth's West End.

After backlash arose over the proposal to only feature two out of the five nominees for Best Original Song on the Oscar telecast, producers of the show have announced that all of the nominees will perform that evening.

February 7-10, Pontine Theatre continues its Premiere Season at its new performance venue, The Plains School, located at One Plains Avenue in Portsmouth's West End.

Pontine Theatre continues its Premiere Season at its new performance venue, The Plains School, located at One Plains Avenue in Portsmouth's West End. The newly renovated Plains School, a collaboration between Pontine Theatre and the City of Portsmouth, is fully accessible with convenient free parking adjacent.