Three-time GRAMMY nominees and two-time Worldwide Bluegrass Music Affiliation (IBMA) Entertainers of the 12 months The Grascals will launch their new album, Not That Gone, on August 7 by way of Billy Blue Information.
The 11-track venture marks the band’s first full-length launch for the label and options visitor appearances from Dolly Parton and Marty Stuart, whereas introducing bassist Kyle Perkins, who joined the group following the 2025 retirement of founding member Terry Smith.
Produced by The Grascals and Ben Isaacs, the album blends new materials with the standard bluegrass sound that has made the band one of many style’s most revered acts. Among the many highlights is “Damaged Angels,” a collaboration with Dolly Parton that was co-written by Parton and Grascals guitarist Jamie Johnson.
“I’m actually enthusiastic about our new album because it marks some new beginnings and reunites us with some previous buddies,” stated mandolin participant Danny Roberts. “Founding member and bass participant Terry Smith retired in 2025 and although he’s missed, we’re grateful to have Kyle Perkins taking part in on this document. It was additionally actually particular to be reunited with unique Grascals fiddler Jimmy Mattingly, Dolly Parton bandmate Kent Wells and Dolly herself on the very particular tune ‘Damaged Angels.’”
Johnson added that the venture additionally gave him the chance to collaborate with a number of longtime musical heroes.
“I used to be grateful to write down songs with Dolly Parton on ‘Damaged Angels,’ Vince Gill on ‘Reminiscences of Mom,’ together with heroes of mine Jerry Salley, Jim McBride and Darren Nicholson,” he stated. “We will’t wait to share this music with everybody and convey these songs to life on radio and stage.”
The Grascals’ present lineup options Danny Roberts (mandolin), Jamie Johnson (guitar), Kristin Scott Benson(banjo), John Bryan (guitar, vocals), Jamie Harper (fiddle, guitar, vocals) and Kyle Perkins (bass).
The album arrives on the heels of 4 nominations for the 2026 IBMA Awards, together with Music of the 12 months, Collaborative Recording of the 12 months, and Music Video of the 12 months for “Damaged Angels,” together with a Banjo Participant of the 12 months nomination for Kristin Scott Benson.
Not That Gone Observe Listing
- Dancin’ Woman
- Bend within the River
- Reminiscences I Ain’t Lacking
- I Can’t Stand Me
- Reminiscences of Mom
- Little Sugar Creek
- Farmer’s Blues (that includes Marty Stuart)
- Not That Gone
- Katie Blythe
- That Woman Made a Wreck of Me
- Damaged Angels (that includes Dolly Parton)
Recorded primarily at Ben’s Den Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, Not That Gone finds The Grascals balancing contemporary collaborations with the harmony-driven bluegrass sound that has earned them a number of GRAMMY nominations and two IBMA Entertainer of the 12 months honors.
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