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Photos Courtesy of Ohio County Tourism A visit to the hometown of one of your music heroes may not always sound like it would be worth the time, effort, or expense. These days most small towns in the United States all look about the same.  You might find a quaint, but somewhat run-down, downtown area,…

With four lead singers, East Nash Grass has a lot of flexibility and the band uses it well.  Winner of the 2024 IBMA “New Artist of the Year” Award, East Nash Grass employs its division of labor on their latest album much as it did on its previous release, Last Chance to Win, and with…

Photo By Wes Hobbs – Better Focus Photography Singer/songwriter Amanda Cook doesn’t simply shine on the creative side as a full-time touring and recording artist. She also has a solid business acumen and knowledge, accompanied by a strong work ethic, that has propelled her to the Chief Operations Officer position at Mountain Fever Records, the…

In our May 2025 issue, we printed an article by Jack Bernhardt introducing us to a bit of the history of bluegrass gospel music.  Bernhardt, an anthropologist and journalist, researched the history of gospel bluegrass while preparing this new book, which focuses on the gospel bluegrass of Jerry and Tammy Sullivan, father and daughter bluegrass…

Spreads the Love of Our Music To Southeast Asia Photos By Sunny Sachdev Bluegrass music has always existed within this overall modern age of technology. While the roots of bluegrass music go back centuries, the genre solidified when Bill Monroe brought Earl Scruggs into his Blue Grass Boys band in late 1945. At that point,…

There aren’t many bluegrass or old-time fiddlers who can claim to have performed in a bear suit. More than once. As cool as that is, it represents but a second in the long and eventful career of the highly esteemed Southern California multi-instrumentalist Tom Sauber. Now in his seventh decade as a professional musician, has…