The Travelin’ McCourys took fans by surprise overnight with the unexpected release of One Chord That Rings True. Though the band has been rolling out singles from the album over the past few years, the full release came as an unanticipated treat, sparking excitement and lively discussion among fans this morning.

Passim announced the lineup for the 13th Annual Down Home Up Here Bluegrass and Old Time Festival on Patriot’s Day Weekend, April 19 to 21. Down Home Up Here will showcase over a dozen Bluegrass and Old Time acts from greater Boston and around the country, including The Talking Hearts from Boston, Lucy Nelligan from California, and Noah G. Fowler from Tennessee.

THE HERCULEONS, a new project by esteemed Nashville music veterans John Cowan (New Grass Revival, The Doobie Brothers) and Andrea Zonn (James Taylor, Vince Gill) are releasing their debut album, John Cowan & Andrea Zonn Are The HercuLeons today via True Lonesome Records. The album is an eclectic mix of Americana, singer-songwriter and classic rock styles, propelled by longtime friends Cowan and Zonn's seamless, powerhouse vocals and decades of experience.

 Multiple IBMA Award-winners Special Consensus announce their upcoming 50th anniversary release with the lead single and title track "Been All Around This World" out today. The two-time GRAMMY nominees are celebrating their golden anniversary with the upcoming release of Been All Around this World, a stellar set of contemporary bluegrass featuring a cast of prior band members, due June 6th.

Interstate jammers LaMP return with their second studio collection — One Of Us — out today on Royal Potato Family. Comprised by Vermont-based Russ Lawton (drums) and Ray Paczkowski (Hammond organ, Hohner Clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano), alongside Brooklynite Scott Metzger (guitar), the trio distills singular, road-honed improv instincts into taut, instrumental epics.
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Today, country roots-rock band Ghost Hounds is excited to unleash their fifth studio album, Almost Home via Gibson Records.

On Almost Home, the band takes on the multifaceted concept of "home" by exploring what it means to build a life, find emotional grounding, and navigate the complex terrain of love and loss. The result is their most intimate and dynamic work, filled with scorching rock anthems and tender, soul-searching ballads.

Effy Harvard, the Texas-based country artist with an old soul, is set to captivate listeners once again with her emotionally charged new single, “Without You Loving Me,” released today. Cowgirl Magazine exclusively announced the release of the single, applauding Effy Harvard for her “soulful voice, authentic storytelling, and unwavering passion,” and noting that she is “breathing new life into honky-tonk while staying true to its roots.”

Today, Seth Walker shares "Why The Worry," the third single and title track of the Asheville, NC-based singer/songwriter's forthcoming album, Why The Worry, due April 4 on Royal Potato Family. Co-written with longtime friend and collaborator Oliver Wood, the song is accompanied by an animated lyric video created by Miranda Peterson.

Coinciding with springtime, TOMMY EMMANUEL has today (March 21) released the single and video “Windy and Warm” from his album LIVE AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE (C.G.P. Sounds), which also has been issued today. Watch the live performance video of the evocative instrumental track, beautifully filmed by Bondi Rocks Media at the Sydney Opera House in his native Australia, HERE.

That SteelDrivers sound. Those already initiated with the two-decade-running, Grammy-winning quintet The SteelDrivers will know exactly what it means—the bluesy-leaning, stomp inducing, singular style that’s made fans of folks from Adele to Bill Murray to hundreds of thousands more fans across the globe for the past two decades.