The Forward Roll
PREMIERE: Sinner Friends — Rita

The good news is that Sinner Friends are releasing a single, “Rita,” off their highly-anticipated full-length album that is out today via Bristol, Virginia’s Bigtone Records.
Update on Bluegrass Pride 2020

Bluegrass Pride Wins Music Home Project Grant

Written by: Kara Kundert Today, we are thrilled to announce that Bluegrass Pride has won a grant from the Music Home Project. This grant will be used in three ways: Ensuring fair artist pay to all Bluegrass Pride performers in our 2020 season. Developing and circulating instructional guides to local leaders who want to bring Bluegrass Pride to their hometown. Creating a vetted nationwide directory of safe venues for Bluegrass Pride artists to perform. Our mission is to support bluegrass, old-time, and traditional American musicians of all backgrounds and levels. In support of that mission, our priorities for 2020 are...
PREMIERE: Tui — Smoke Behind the Clouds

Our Shared Focal Point

I fell in love with bluegrass music the night before I decided to hide that I was gay.