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Ashby Frank - "Knee Deep in Bluegrass"

"Knee Deep in Bluegrass" is a tune written and originally recorded by Frank's friend and former bandmate, Terry Baucom. The banjo legend passed away recently. Recording this song is a tribute to Baucom and a compelling example of the musical…

Ashby Frank - Leaving Is Believing

"Leaving Is Believing" acts as a musical jigsaw puzzle, fitting together aspects of Frank’s musical identity into a single portrait. What emerges is a compelling distillation of several decades’ worth of artistic exploration. Few artists…

Ashby Frank - "Christmas in Virginia"

“Christmas In Virginia” is a gently glowing ballad that evokes the season’s most cherished moments. It was first recorded by Clint Gregory in the 1990's. Frank's acoustic version of the song focuses all its attention on the well-crafted…

Ashby Frank - "Make Your Mama Proud"

The song’s mood is established immediately by guest fiddler Deanie Richardson (Sister Sadie), who kicks it off with a smooth, soulful line that hearkens back to a once-familiar country music sound before Frank digs into the lyric’s deceptively…

Ashby Frank's "Midnight Highway" Goes No. 1 On Bluegrass Today Chart

Ashby Frank’s “Midnight Highway”—his first single for Mountain Home Music Company—was No. 1 on this month’s Bluegrass Today chart. “First of all, I’m very thankful for all of the programmers and listeners that have taken this…

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Orshaw's 'Diamond' Shines on Bluegrass Charts and More

For upcoming month August 2022, the definitive print media source for the bluegrass genre for five-plus decades, Bluegrass Unlimited, has debuted Dark Shadow Recording artist Laura Orshaw's new album Solitary Diamond at No. 1 on their monthly…

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Ashby Frank - "Jump on It"

Hot on the heels of his well-received Mountain Home Music Company debut single, “Midnight Highway,” Ashby Frank is back with “Jump on It,” three and a half minutes of funk and fun—not to mention a mastery of country music “deep…

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Ashby Frank - "Midnight Highway"

Even in bluegrass, it’s rare for an artist to go more than 20 years between a first release and a second, but it’s only one of the ways in which singer/songwriter/mandolinist Ashby Frank stands out from the crowd. For that second release,…