This double CD features duets with Bob Dylan, George Jones, Tim Lauderdale, Dwight Yokum, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Diamond Rio, Porter Wagoner, Alison Krauss, Kathy Mattea, Kentucky... more

When I had been playing the banjo for about a year, I went to Nashville, TN to ask Bill Monroe for a job. He was very nice, gave me an audition and took me to the Grand Ole Opry that night. Bill said... more

Twenty classic Bluegrass hits from legends of the music. Artists include Stanley Brothers, Mac Wiseman, the Country Gentlemen, Del McCoury, Tony Rice and many more!

Includes performances by bluegrass greats such as Ralph Stanley, Rhonda Vincent and the Seldom Scene. Songs include "I'll Fly Away," "Drivin' Nails," "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Swing Low,... more

The Kody Norris Show is one of the busiest, hardest working, and most entertaining bands in bluegrass. The group combines musical virtuosity with humor and showmanship in a throwback to the glory... more

Featuring the cream of the Folkways bluegrass crop (and what a crop it is), this hour-plus collection stars many giants of the genre: Bill Monroe ("Get Up John"), Red Allen ("Live and Let Live"),... more

In terms of instrumentation, repertoire and pioneering spirit, Seldom Scene opened all kinds of new doors for bluegrass. This 1975 double-LP is a progressive-bluegrass classic: brilliant spins on... more

The third release in the True Bluegrass series is a major-league bargain—and there are no minor-league pickers here! You'll hear favorites like Orange Blossom Special and Wildwood Flower as you hear... more

Smithsonian Folkways takes you to the heart of Appalachia for 38 vintage string-band sides—76 minutes on one CD! Includes "Red Bird" Clark Kessinger; "Bonaparte's Retreat" Mike Seeger; "Sally in the... more

Three years after parting ways with Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs began making the 1951–55 Columbia recordings that would not only become essential bluegrass—these are some of the most influential... more

This set contains two albums in toto, plus a full 20(!) unreleased tracks and a 34-page booklet.

Bluegrass emanates from the heart of Larry Sparks. Gospel music bounds from his soul. Paired together, bluegrass gospel represents the absolute best of Larry Sparks as a singer and as a man. On... more

A low priced collection featuring 20 uplifting bluegrass gospel songs from greats like the Stanley Brothers, Larry Sparks, Don Reno and Benny Martin.

Their sound was traditional, their arrangements innovative—they set the standard for contemporary bluegrass, and this is still their best collection. This was issued in '86 as a 2-LP set:... more

Joe is a master of moving listeners with old gospel songs (secular ones, too). This album, though, features a stirring set of new songs penned by some of the greatest writers in bluegrass and gospel.... more

Straight out of the mountains come these 18 songs and ballads, the most cherished recordings by this enduring bluegrass icon. The bonus track "Single Girl, Married Girl" joins "Little Maggie,"... more

Rhonda rounded up her family to put together this lively and enjoyable gospel album in 1991. Her mom and dad are a big part of the act. Includes the title track, "Here Today, We're Gone Tomorrow,"... more

This bluegrass pioneer (who formed the Stanley Brothers with his late brother Carter) has been recording for Rebel for 40 years. More than half of his Rebel output has been gospel; it's what's in his... more

Larry Sparks likes to say that he is "the youngest old-timer around," and there's more than a bit of truth to that. Throughout his long career, Sparks has stuck to what works, what he does best. He's... more

This early LP (1975) by this flat-picking guitar phenom is split between songs and magnificent instrumentals. Ricky Skaggs, J.D. Crowe, brother Larry Rice and members of Seldom Scene join in on... more