August 2025 Issue

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The Tradition

The Artists

Amanda Cook Does It All

By BILL CONGER

Photo By Wes Hobbs – Better Focus Photography Singer/songwriter Amanda Cook doesn’t simply shine on…

Brandon Lee Adams

By Dan Miller

The Life  of a Musician on  PBS Appalachia When Brandon Adams called me several years…

Through the Years with Tom Sauber

By Jon Hartley Fox

There aren’t many bluegrass or old-time fiddlers who can claim to have performed in a…

The Sound

Shelby Means’ New Solo Album

By Nancy Posey

Shelby Means had nothing to prove to anyone but herself when she set out to…

C.F. Martin Launches Two Billy Strings Dreadnoughts with a Modern Twist

By David McCarty

Billy Strings’ impact on bluegrass and guitar flatpicking has triggered tens of thousands of fans…

The Venue

The Bluegrass Underground Bangkok Weekly Jam

By Derek Halsey

Spreads the Love of Our Music To Southeast Asia Photos By Sunny Sachdev Bluegrass music…

A Visit to Bill Monroe’s Hometown of Rosine, Kentucky

By Dan Miller

Photos Courtesy of Ohio County Tourism A visit to the hometown of one of your…

Biscuits & Banjos

By Kevin Slick

Exploring the Black Roots of Bluegrass, Old Time and Americana The first Biscuits and Banjos…