Jim Lauderdale Once Again Taps The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys For An All-New, All-Out Bluegrass LP, The Birds Know
New album out on April 24th
New single“We Look At Things In Different Ways” out now
UK Tour Dates with Emmylou Harris in May
Including Highways Festival at London’s Royal Albert Hall
Plus The Long Road Festival in August
Leave it to Americana legend Jim Lauderdale to put out two entirely different albums within a month of each other. But then again, when you’re Lauderdale, and these are your 38th and 39th LPs, you can do whatever you want. After last month’s announcement of Country Super Hits Volume 2, Lauderdale is hitting fans with the ole one-two punch, dropping a new single from his upcoming bluegrass album, The Birds Know. Due out on April 24th, The Birds Know is a follow-up to 2023’s The Long and Lonesome Letting Go, both featuring IBMA Award-winning torchbearers, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys.
“Since I first saw them at MerleFest several years ago, and after we did our first album together, I really wanted us to do a follow-up,” says Lauderdale of working with the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys. “These songs were all written just for this album. The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys keep the sound of traditional bluegrass alive, but they really bring it into the present day. I’m so happy with the way this record turned out, and I’m looking forward to performing with them in the coming years. I love working with them so much.”
Lauderdale and the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have released the second single from The Birds Know, “We Look At Things In Different Ways.” From the fiddle kick off to getting knocked over the head with a rich, tight harmony from the very first line of the song, “We Look At Things In Different Ways” sets the tone that this is bluegrass music, exactly as Lauderdale described his album bandmates: keeping the tradition alive while bringing it right into the present day. “This song came through me to speak to these times of divisiveness in our world,” says Lauderdale. “It was an important message I wanted to get out—that you can still love somebody even though your views might differ.”
Fans can stream or purchase “We Look At Things In Different Ways” at this link, listen to the previously released single “Little Bitty Diamonds” here and pre-order or pre-save The Birds Know ahead of its April 24th release right here. For those who haven’t heard Lauderdale’s latest single from Country Super Hits Volume 2, “Everybody’s Got A Problem,” check it out here and pre-save the album here.
Following these two album releases, Lauderdale will open and close the summer with multiple dates in Europe with Emmylou Harris. Before that in the US, on The Birds Know release day, he’ll take the stage once again at MerleFest and will resume his year-long residency at Nashville’s Skinny Dennis on April 6th.
For tickets, more information, and to stay up to date with all things Jim Lauderdale, please visit jimlauderdalemusic.com.
Catch Jim Lauderdale On Tour:
April 24 – Wilkesboro, NC – MerleFest
May 2 – Pinewood, SC – Wildlife Education Center
May 4 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
May 11 – Liverpool, ENG – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic*
May 13 – Birmingham, ENG – Symphony Hall*
May 15 – Bristol, ENG – Bristol Beacon*
May 17 – London, ENG – Royal Albert Hall* Highways Festival
May 18 – Sunderland, ENG – Sunderland Empire*
May 20 – Rotterdam, NL – De Doelen*
May 21 – Eindhoven, NL – Muziekgebouw*
May 23 – Groningen, NL – De Oosterpoort*
May 24 – Amsterdam, NL – Het Concertgebouw*
June 1 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
June 13 – Broken Bow, OK – Beavers Bend State Park
July 6 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
August 3 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
August 21 – Oslo, NO – Oslo Konserthus*
August 22 – Oslo, NO – Oslo Konserthus*
August 24 – Helsinki, FI – Allas Live*
August 26 – Stockholm, SE – Avicii Arena*
August 30 – The Long Road Festival. Leicestershire
September 3 – Bruxelles, BE – BOZAR*
September 4 – Antwerpen, BE – Stadsschouwburg Antwerp*
September 6 – Monheim Am Rhein, DE – Kulturraffinerie K714*
September 7 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
September 11 – Bristol, TN – Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
October 5 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
November 2 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
December 7 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
* with Emmylou Harris
More tour dates to be announced soon. For tickets, more information, and to stay up to date, please visit jimlauderdalemusic.com.
ABOUT JIM LAUDERDALE:
Jim Lauderdale embodies the sound of American roots music for listeners around the world. A 2025 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Lauderdale will release his 38th and 39th albums in 2026: Country Super Hits Volume 2 and a bluegrass collection, The Birds Know.
His major label debut, 1991’s Planet of Love, opened the door to international touring and established him as an A-list songwriter on Music Row. His songs have been recorded by George Strait, Patty Loveless, George Jones, the Chicks, Old Crow Medicine Show, Lucinda Williams, Charley Crockett, Dave Edmunds, Solomon Burke, and many others.
Between 2004 and 2013, Lauderdale wrote and recorded six albums with Grateful Dead songwriter Robert Hunter. His many other collaborators include Buddy Miller, Elvis Costello, Donna the Buffalo, North Mississippi Allstars, Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, and Ralph Stanley. In 2016, Lauderdale received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association; he’s also won two Grammys in the Best Bluegrass Album category.
ABOUT THE PO’ RAMBLIN’ BOYS:
In 10 years as a band, the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have covered a lot of miles sharing their love of bluegrass with audiences drawn to their hard-charging, true-blue sound. They’re hitting the highway just as hard as they embark on their second decade, with songs inspired by all they’ve seen and a renewed energy along for the ride.
Indeed, hard work and deep feeling are baked into their songs, which have been celebrated with a Grammy nomination and International Bluegrass Music Association recognition ranging from the Emerging Artist of the Year award to a nomination for Entertainer of the Year.