The Artists

Sadie’s Newest Sister Photo By Stephen Cannoy When we featured the powerhouse bluegrass band Sister Sadie on the cover of our June 2021 issue, the band had recently replaced original member Dale Ann Bradley with Jaelee Roberts (see article on page 38).  When Tina Adair left the band she was replaced with Mary Meyer and then…

“I’m a bluegrass baby,” declared 23-year-old Jaelee Roberts, lead singer/guitarist with Sister Sadie and nominee for IBMA’s 2024 Female Vocalist of the Year, recipient of SPBGMA’s 2023 Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year, nominee for IBMA’s 2022 New Artist of the Year, and recipient of IBMA’s 2021 Momentum Vocalist of the Year….

A Songwriter’s Songwriter Photos by Michael G. Stewart Tom Paxton has been an integral part of the songwriting and folk music community since the early 1960’s Greenwich Village scene, and continues to be a primary influence on today’s performers. The Chicago native came to New York via Oklahoma, which he considers to be his home…

Over the last twenty years, The Grascals have set the music world on fire with their stellar singing and impeccable instrumental abilities. What started as a modest desire to have fun and create some good music soon blossomed into a bluegrass band that is a force to reckon within the industry.  “We did have some…

Bluegrass and Life at 85 Photo By Jason Tanner At age 85, Bluegrass Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Del McCoury still presents an impeccable image of professionalism and musical excellence onstage. He is quite simply one of the most respected ambassadors and one of the best-loved artists in bluegrass music. With a…

Cutting Their Own Grade on the Bluegrass Parkway When the Travelin’ McCourys were formed almost a decade and a half ago, the thought that crossed everyone’s mind was that Del McCoury was now in his 70s and was needing, and deserving of, a less hectic schedule on the bluegrass trail.  Not only had Del been…