Lonesome River Band recently hit the studio with Brooke Aldridge to record a new cover of a country classic, and they're letting Taste of Country readers hear it first. LRB and Aldridge teamed for a ...

Lonesome River Band has been seminal in bridging the worlds of traditional and modern Bluegrass and bringing new fans to the music. As pioneering innovators, they have set a benchmark with their award ...

Banjo master Sammy Shelor had a simple social survival trick while he was growing up in the Stuart area. When he was driving around town, he blasted AC/DC from the car stereo. Once he was out of town ...

The Lonesome River Band has come a long way since its formation in 1982 — and seen a lot of personnel changes. But the banjo of Sammy Shelor has defined the band’s sound for its 35-year history. And ...

When it comes to traditional music bona fides, Sammy Shelor has most people beat: Charlie Poole, a country-music pioneer, taught Shelor’s grandfather how to play banjo, and Shelor’s grandfather taught ...

Lonesome River Band: 12:15-1:15 p.m. Saturday; Suncoast BBQ & Bluegrass Bash; Venice Airport Festival Grounds; suncoastbbqbash.com Saturday’s Suncoast BBQ & Bluegrass Bash brings three of the best ...

Roots in music thread way back through Sammy Shelor’s family tree. The leader of Lonesome River Band since 2000, Shelor and band will headline Song of the Mountains on Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Lincoln ...

HAMDEN-- It's the dead of winter -- about the time you might be tempted to put a big pot of chili on the stove, fire up the DVR and cocoon. But that would be a mistake this weekend, because you would ...