I’ve long held this theory that a chosen few males who are born in Kentucky are blessed with this rare gene that gives them these wonderful high-lonesome voices. The names Monroe, Skaggs and Osborne immediately come to mind. Or maybe it’s something mystical, like a strange compound in the spring water that sprouts from the Kentucky hills.

But Larry Stephenson makes me ponder expanding my theory….

This was supposed to have been one of those potential fanfare weeks for bluegrass veterans Larry Stephenson and Josh Williams.

Perhaps Stephenson more so than Williams….

Pinecastle Records continues to be in the spotlight as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. The label is featured in the January/February issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles. In a published interview, Col. Tom Riggs, the label’s founder and president, looks back on Pinecastle’s two-decade history….

While The Dixie Bee-Liners are out on the American Revival Tour, their second Pinecastle release, “Susanville” will be released. Pre-orders for “Susanville” are being accepted through Amazon in anticipation of the CD’s November 3rd release.

Bee-Liners mandolinist, Buddy Woodward commented on “Susanville“…

Nashville, Tenn., — Grasstowne’s lead singer, Steve Gulley, is hoping their cleverly titled brand new sophomore release, “The Other Side of Towne,” which hit streets yesterday, does just what this band of veteran players intended for it to do when they were recording the project – define who Grasstowne is as a band and solidify their indentifiable sound. Early indications are that it is doing just that….