Since dropping on October 4th, 2024, Unfinished Bridges, is taking off and earning high praise from listeners, fans, DJs, and industry members alike.   Here's what they're saying: “Rock Hearts’ Unfinished Bridges deserves a large audience and copious praise.” “I can't decide which songs to play on my program because they're all excellent.” “It’s one of the most satisfying recent bluegrass releases and should rank high on any fan of the genre’s must-hear list.” “It’s a thoroughly satisfying release that should expand this Northeastern band’s profile.” “Rock Hearts’ new album spar ..read more

We're excited to be headed back to the Place Where the Music Meets the Sea - beautiful Thomas Point Beach in Brunswick, Maine.  It is the 45th Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival and we are thrilled to be playing two sets on Sunday, sharing the stage with Jackson, Hollow, Seth Mulder and Midnight Run, Special Consensus, and the Del McCoury Band.  It's gonna be big old time. https://www.thomaspointbeachbluegrass.com/artists ..read more

2024 SONGWRITER SHOWCASE SONGS ANNOUNCED FOR IBMA BUSINESS CONFERENCE The International Bluegrass Music Association is excited to announce the songs selected for the 2024 Songwriter Showcase. As a part of the Songwriter Track of the IBMA Business Conference, the Songwriter Showcase is a coveted opportunity which shines a spotlight on ten standout original songs during IBMA World of Bluegrass®. The songs will be performed by their writers for an audience of some of the best bluegrass artists and producers in the industry.   The showcase will be held on Thursday, September 26&nbs ..read more

Rock Hearts fiddler, Austin Scelzo, is one of five finalists for the IBMA World of Bluegrass 2024 Momentum Industry Involvement Award.  If you know him, you know he's among the hardest-working people in bluegrass music.  We couldn't be more proud of him!  Way to go Austin!     ..read more

On Sunday, May 19th, at the Silver Spur in Mechanic Falls, Maine, our very own Billy Thibodeau will be inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame. As a child, Billy moved to Cambridge, ME., and he was soon cutting his teeth playing a mandolin that was nearly ¾ his size with his dad, Sam Tidwell, in the Kennebec Valley Boys.  He was a little kid at the time but now, in a professional career that has spanned a better part of 40 years, his love and passion for anything bluegrass and country continues to blossom every season.   Known widely as a picker (guitar, fiddle, bass, bani ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW SINGLE - NOW AVAILABLE “Unfinished Bridges” Listen or Download Now “Unfinished Bridges” is available wherever digital downloads and streaming are available including iTunes and Amazon and streaming on Spotify and Pandora.   Rock Hearts are performing throughout the United States on their Unfinished Bridges Tour - 2024.   Nashville, TN (March 22, 2024) 615 Hideaway Records is pleased to announce new music and the f ..read more

Saga Musical Instruments recently named our own, Billy Thibodeau, as a Saga Music/Kentucky Artist. Check it out: https://www.sagamusic.com/artists/billy-thibodeau/ If you've heard Billy playing live with the Rock Hearts, he's been playing and slaying his Kentucky KM-1500 mandolin that was entrusted to him by friend and fellow Kentucky Mandolin monster and Saga Artist, Jimmy Gaudreau. Billy is now the caretaker of his very own Kentucky KM-1500 sent directly to him from the good folks at Saga Musical Instruments. Billy is joining other Kentucky Mandolin/Saga Music artists, Jimmy Gaudreau, Dan Bo ..read more

Austin Scelzo Named 2023 Connecticut Arts Hero Our Fiddler, Austin Scelzo, was recently selected as a 2023 Connecticut Arts Hero.  Read the Bluegrass Today article here   The Connecticut Arts Hero Awards honor and celebrate Connecticut residents who are doing inspiring things in, for, or through the arts in Connecticut. Since 2016, the Connecticut Arts Hero Awards have introduced us to an array of remarkable individuals engaged in or supporting the arts - some publicly and some behind the scenes. The Connecticut Arts Hero Awards are presented at a special, open to all, free event ..read more

Click Here to Listen Co-written with my bandmate from Rock Hearts, Alex Macleod, Second Fiddle Blues was recorded as a duet with my good friend Vickie Vaughn (Della Mae, High Fidelity Bluegrass) in Nashville in Feb 2023. Vickie recommended Mike Drassler for pedal steel guitar which completed the classic country lonesome sound. The story is a heart wrenching, classic melodrama that fits perfectly in the canon of great country music.  I'd love to hear what you think! Click Here to Listen ..read more

"WANDERLUST – 615 HIDEAWAY RECORDS (2023) ROCK HEARTS So, here it is… the long awaited sophomore album by New England Bluegrass Band, Rock Hearts. Forming a decade ago, these guys had enough time to evolve their unique sound with modern day bluegrass. Since their first album in 2020 (Starry Southern Nights), Billy Thibodeau on mandolin and Austin Scelzo on fiddle have joined the band. They are great additions to the founding members Alex MacLeod (guitar), Rick Brodsky (bass) and Joe Deetz (banjo). This new album, “Wanderlust” has it all! Hard-driving banjo licks, heartfelt fiddle melodies, d ..read more