Artist: Meadow Mountain Hometown: Denver, Colorado Song: "June Nights" Release Date: April 30, 2024 (single) (Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks, Colorado-based bluegrass band Meadow Mountain will premiere a series of four exclusive, live performance videos of newly releasing tracks. Watch each installment of their SkyTheory Sessions on Thursdays each week for the next…

Artist: Donovan Woods Hometown: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Song: “Back For The Funeral" Album: Things Were Never Good If They’re Not Good Now Release Date: July 12, 2024 Label: End Times Music In Their Words: "'Back For The Funeral' is a story that a lot of us end up experiencing. Big life events – deaths, births, divorces…

BGS first had the opportunity to work with singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Kaia Kater all the way back in 2016. She appeared on our inaugural Shout & Shine showcase stage that year at the International Bluegrass Music Association's business conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the first ever showcase celebrating diversity at the…

Artist: The Lonesome Ace Stringband with The Andrew Collins Trio Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Song: "May Day" Release Date: May 1, 2024 In Their Words: "Andrew and I wrote this tune together about 20 years ago. It was the first of May and we spent it in the sun, picking fiddle tunes, looking at flowers, and…

Born out of humble beginnings in 1983, Mountain Stage has blossomed to become not just one of Appalachia’s most sought after musical platforms, but one of all of Americana and roots music's most cherished stages. Broadcasting bi-monthly to nearly 300 NPR stations nationwide, the program has welcomed everyone from John Prine to Wilco, Wynonna Judd,…