Dreamcatcher Events invites bluegrass lovers to kick off 2026 beneath the Sonoran sky at The McCoury & Douglas Family Pickin’ Party, a four-day, four-night immersion in picking, playing, and camaraderie set for January 2–5, 2026 at the historic Wig Wam Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. Full details and registration are now live at delmccourypickinparty.com.

Following back-to-back Grammy-winning albums with her band Golden Highway, along with a Best New Artist nomination, Molly Tuttle releases her new solo album, So Long Little Miss Sunshine, on August 15, 2025 via Nonesuch Records.

GRAMMY-winning bassist, songwriter, and longtime side musician Shelby Means has traveled the world with many acts—most notably in recent years with Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway and previously with groundbreaking and generation-defining string band Della Mae—but her crowning achievement may very well be a step into her own spotlight.

 “When I was growing up in South Carolina, once a year we’d pack the family car up and head to my great grandparents’ home for some front porch pickin’, covered dishes, lots of love, and plenty of leftovers,” says fourth-generation Carolinian musician Marcus King.

This Mother’s Day, treat the special women in your life to something they’ll cherish for years to come: a trip to the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, running July 16–20, 2025, on the historic Walsh Farm in the heart of the Northern Catskills. Whether it’s your own mother, grandmother, the mother of your children, or a neighbor who’s always there with a listening ear, Grey Fox offers the perfect blend of music, community, and mountain magic that any mother will love.

The Mother of Bluegrass—and Her Daughters

The High Sierra Music Festival returns to the Plumas County Fairgrounds in Quincy, CA, on July 3-6, 2025. Tickets are available now via the festival website.

WXPN announces the lineup for the 32nd annual XPoNential Music Festival Presented By Subaru taking place at Wiggins Park on the Camden, NJ Waterfront September 19th, 20th and 21st 2025.

High Sierra Music Festival proudly returns to the picturesque Plumas County Fairgrounds in Quincy, California, for its 33rd annual celebration, taking place July 3–6, 2025.

Liam St. John, the blues/rock heavy hitter out of Nashville, today released his newest single, “Greyhound Bus Blues,” featuring GRAMMY Award winning bluegrass artist Molly Tuttle. An acoustic video of the song with both Liam and Molly also premiered today on Bluegrass Situation. While the song initially strikes as a high energy, toe-tapping hit, the frank lyrics explore St. John’s journey from Oregon to Nashville, and the demons he may or may not have been running from.

Today, bassist and vocalist Shelby Means has released her second ever single, a soaring slow-burn bluegrass cover of Lady Gaga’s “Million Reasons.” (STREAM HERE). Means recorded her cover after years of performing the number on stage in her solo shows and with her Americana duo, Sally & George.