Every single day for two years, when bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne was drafted and subsequently deployed in 1951, his mother Daisy would listen to Bill Monroe’s 78rpm record of “Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong” to cope with her sorrow. But Osborne didn’t find out about that until he was 91 years old. While C.J. Lewandowski, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys’ mandolinist and mentee to the late Osborne, was working with his hero in the studio on a new bunch of songs—what eventually became the upcoming album, Bobby Osborne, C.J.

In June 1971, Melanie was among the most eagerly awaited headliners at the Glastonbury Fayre - the free festival predecessor of the modern Glasto beanfeast, and an event oft-described today as the climax of the British underground, both musically and culturally.
 

Beloved bluegrass-americana band Greensky Bluegrass is set to release their new album XXV on October 31—the exact date of their 25th Anniversary. The LP will be released via Big Blue Zoo Records/Thirty Tigers. Today the band unveils their new single “Reverend” featuring bluegrass superstar and Grammy-Award winner Billy Strings; watch the official lyric video HERE, Listen HERE.

Called “a phenomenal talent whose feel for classic soul music is bone‑deep” by The New York Times, powerhouse vocalist, former Broadway lead, and Juilliard alum Morgan James is back with her boldest concept album yet. Soul Remains The Same (out August 8) drags some of the loudest, heaviest songs of the last four decades—by Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Metallica, and more—straight onto the sweaty soul floor, where horns pop, Hammond organs whirl, and James’ voice testifies with unflinching fire.

Ella Feingold was a kid in the late ’90s when she slipped into the Regatta Bar and watched Charlie Hunter and Leon Parker bend time. She left with her brain rewired, certain of one thing: that kind of feel was rare air. What she couldn’t have imagined then is the full‑circle moment that fuels Different Strokes for Different Folks—a raw, two‑guitar dialogue where Feingold and Hunter meet as peers, friends, and fearless explorers of groove.

The 2025 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival wrapped up five unforgettable days of music, sunset, and community this past weekend at the scenic Walsh Farm in the Great Northern Catskills. With picture-perfect weather and music fans from more than 30 states and a dozen countries, this year’s festival was one of the most successful to date.

The beloved Sun, Sand and Soul Beach Weekend, presented by Topeka, a leader in music-based beach weekends, returns for its third year, hosted by the GRAMMY-winning Tedeschi Trucks Band, who will headline two of the three nights. Known as one of the most dynamic live acts of their generation, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi lead fans through three unforgettable days of music, sun, and soul, set against the pristine shores of Florida’s gulf coast in Miramar Beach.

John Butler - one of Australia’s most successful independent artists and a pioneer for a generation of Australian artists, has shared “King of California” today, the third track from his new studio album PRISM (out September 5). “King of California” delves directly into the heart of Butler’s 25-year partnership with his muse and collaborator Mama Kin, charting the ebb and flow of a quarter century of love, growth and challenges.

On November 7, 1975, the day after his 34th birthday, RCA Records released Old No. 1, legendary songwriter Guy Clark’s debut album. While not a commercial success by any stretch, the album was highly praised by the press. “L.A. Freeway,” “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” “Rita Ballou” “Texas 1947” “Let Him Roll” and “That Old Time Feeling” soon became instant classics. No one could have known then that Old No. 1 would inspire generations of American songwriters, troubadours and music fans.

“Sunset Eyes” is out today, ushering listeners straight into Tales of the Free Mexican Airforce, Peter Rowan’s vibrant, cross‑cultural celebration of liberty and the musical lifeblood of the American Southwest.