The Bluegrass Situation

08/23/2025

Close out your weekend with our new music roundup!

This week’s collection is packed with songs and performance videos from artists like Josh Rinkel, West Texas Exiles, Rachel McIntyre Smith, Roman Alexander and more.

Sit back and relax and enjoy a New Music Friday roots music picture show, right here on BGS! It’s wall-to-wall music and performance videos in this week’s round-up. Starting us off, Roman Alexander’s new album, Midwest Calling, is available today, so we’re celebrating the occasion with his n...

08/23/2025

Pure joy. Don't miss AJ Lee & Blue Summit covering "Fishin' in the Dark." 🎣 ✨

California-based bluegrass band AJ Lee & Blue Summit are one of the most quickly rising string bands in roots music. For instance, in just a couple of weeks on July 15 the band will perform at the fabled Ryman Auditorium in Nashville hitting an important career milestone so early in their career. An...

08/23/2025

Sunny Sweeney's new album, Rhinestone Requiem, marks a new chapter.

Dive into her story:

The Texan singer-songwriter's new album, 'Rhinestone Requiem,' draws on music and memories from throughout her life and career.

08/23/2025

Does Del McCoury use a cell phone, and what's it like when he's your boss? We've got the answers right here!

There might not be a more universally beloved figure in the bluegrass world than Del McCoury. Offstage as well as on, he carries himself with a self-assured grace that is both regal and welcoming — bluegrass royalty in every sense. We talked to three of the people he’s closest to about the exper...

08/23/2025

Bluegrass meets the big stage as Dierks Bentley and The Band Loula blend three-part harmonies with a gospel spark on the Broken Branches Tour.

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Dierks Bentley and the Band Loula bring classic bluegrass three-part harmony – and a bit of the Holy Spirit – to the Broken Branches Tour.

08/22/2025

Samantha Crain has lived most of her life as a lone wolf. But in making her latest album, Gumshoe, she wanted to explore reciprocity, vulnerability, and the interpersonal relationships in her life.

Growing up in Oklahoma, Choctaw singer-songwriter Samantha Crain found solace and calm in mid-20th-century film noir, Westerns, and Broderbund Software, Inc.’s cult Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? media franchise. Along the way, she developed a soft spot for the vernacular term for a privat...

08/22/2025

🎶 Kick off your weekend with our new music roundup!

This week’s collection is packed with songs and performance videos from artists like Josh Rinkel, West Texas Exiles, Rachel McIntyre Smith, Roman Alexander and more.

Sit back and relax and enjoy a New Music Friday roots music picture show, right here on BGS! It’s wall-to-wall music and performance videos in this week’s round-up. Starting us off, Roman Alexander’s new album, Midwest Calling, is available today, so we’re celebrating the occasion with his n...

08/22/2025

Tyler Childers' latest album, Snipe Hunter, has had a polarizing effect that seems to depend on each listener’s point of entry.

His latest smash hit has had a polarizing effect that seems to depend on each listener’s point of entry.

08/22/2025

Ron Sexsmith has released his 17th studio album, Hangover Terrace.

Read more about the making of the album and the stories behind the songs now on BGS. ⤵️

The beloved Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter's heart is still on his sleeve – but with an ample dose of sharpness and grit.

08/22/2025

Bob Dylan once called Paul Brady (Paul Brady Music) a “secret hero” and in the newest episode of Basic Folk, the legendary Irish songwriter opens up about his roots and creative journey.

🎶 Listen Now: https://bit.ly/4lC0f0Y

08/22/2025

Our Sierragrass Sessions are back, this time with two gorgeous performances from singer-songwriter and Finding Lucinda podcast host Ismay.

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Our Sierragrass Sessions continue this week with a brand new edition of the series featuring singer-songwriter, producer, and creative Ismay (AKA Avery Hellman). Ismay recently joined the BGS Podcast Network as a host of the fantastic, incredibly popular Finding Lucinda, a show built around their ad...

08/22/2025

Who needs coffee when you can get hype watching Greensky Bluegrass jam on a freaking mountain.

Greensky Bluegrass has done about as much to welcome new fans to bluegrass as anyone out there. After 18 years on the road together, seven studio albums, and even more live releases, the band has gone on to headline Red Rocks on numerous occasions, now hosting their own Camp Greensky festival in the...