Daily Archives: March 23, 2026

Mike and Ruth Merenda have been making music together as The Mammals since 2001, with a little break in 2008 to play as Mike & Ruthy. They’ve been back as The Mammals since 2017 with a couple of great albums. We dig into a few of the songs on their new double album ‘Touch Grass.’ There are A LOT to choose from: seventeen tracks in all.

The post Basic Folk podcast, eps. 339 – The Mammals appeared first on Folk Alley.

Ronnie Bowman was severely injured on Saturday afternoon, March 21st in Ashland City, TN. He was transported to Nashville’s Vanderbilt Hospital for treatment where he passed away around 3:00 pm on Sunday.

The post Hit Songwriter, Bluegrass Great Ronnie Bowman Dies in Motorcycle Crash first appeared on Saving Country Music.