SINGLE RELEASE

LONESOME RIVER BAND

“Pretty Little Widow”

RECORD LABEL:

Mountain Home Music Company

RELEASE DATE:

04-03-2026

ISRC:

USETB2400341

GENRE:

Americana, Bluegrass

LOCATION:

Floyd, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:

Lonesome River Band turns up the heat with a raucous take on “Pretty Little Widow,” a comic tune first cut by Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers in 1928. The band discovered it through a 1960s clip of Stringbean on The Porter Wagoner Show, where the electric guitar gave the song a sharp country edge. Backed by a Telecaster, the track barrels forward at breakneck speed, blending bluegrass grit with rock’n’roll energy.

KEY SELLING POINTS

  • Since its formation decades ago, Lonesome River Band has built its reputation as one of the most respected names in bluegrass music.
  • Sammy Shelor leads the group; 5X IBMA Banjo Player of the Year and winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass.
  • Two stellar lead vocalists, Jesse Smathers (guitar) and Adam Miller (mandolin); the band boasts the talents of Mike Hartgrove (fiddle) and Kameron Keller (bass).