The accordion is like a cousin you don’t see very often, but who is an integral, colorful member of the family. In country, folk, bluegrass and related roots music from the U.S., the accordion has always been there, more of a presence than you might think. It’s central to styles such as zydeco, Cajun, and…

They may be called The Lil Smokies, but the bluegrass bangers birthed by the band originating from Big Sky country are anything but small. Formed in the late 2000s when the group's current sole remaining original member, Andy Dunnigan, began bringing his Dobro to picking parties during his college days in Missoula, Montana, the Smokies…

This week our roundup of premieres and new music is a special, "Oops! All Bluegrass!" edition of the weekly series. But still with plenty of variety herein. Kicking us off, Infamous Stringdusters fiddler Jeremy Garrett unveils "Fly Away to Your Love," a driving and bluesy modern take on how love can take command of your…

 Kentuckian singer-songwriter Kelsey Waldon has announced her upcoming album, Every Ghost, (June 6, Oh Boy Records) with – you guessed it! – a song about a pickup truck. Do not worry your pretty little heads, though, as this is a truck song that's definitely Good Country. "Comanche" text paints a common image in country, long…

After 14 years, one of the biggest and most well-known bluegrass bands in the history of the music, Alison Krauss & Union Station, have returned with a brand new studio album, Arcadia. Released on March 28 to the delight of bluegrass and AKUS fans the world over, the collection doesn't merely pick up where the group…