Miscellaneous bluegrass news

We have received a number of inquiries from readers asking about Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, and when the next compilation from their long-running bluegrass radio service would be produced. Kirk and Becky Brandenberger have managed this service since 1992, allowing

We have reported in the past about Jan Johansson’s health problems and a benefit concert to provide him and his family with some financial assistance. Swedish-born Johansson, a multi-instrumentalist and fiddle teacher based in Cary, North Carolina, was diagnosed in 2008

Larry Robinson is one of the finest artists in the music business. And by artist I mean he decorates guitars and banjos, among other things, with intricate and beautiful inlays. Robinson has been in the business since the early 1970's

The bluegrass music industry has been hit hard by the sudden announcement on January 29 that Pinecastle Records was shutting down, with only 2 days notice. The decision was made by the family of Tom Riggs, who founded the company

Doyle Lawson has always been known as a snappy dresser. Some of his sparkly suits would have given Porter Wagoner pause. Now comes word that he has entered into a partnership with CABOOTS, a Texas-based company that specializes in handmade boots

Music has always been an integral part of Disney movies. So much so, that one of the annual youth events hosted at Walt Disney World is Disney Magic Music Days, which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year. One part

Bluegrass musician and author John Santa is once again organizing a series of Marathon Jams to benefit Fisher House in 2010. Last year, they held their event on January 31 and pickings were hosted in 7 US cities, and at

Gerald McCabe, a furniture designer whose passion for woodworking and love of music led to the creation of the Santa Monica folk music institution McCabe’s Guitar Shop, died on Sunday, January 17 in Eugene, Oregon, two days after suffering a

Yesterday, January 26, the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution which had been introduced in June of last year, honoring Lester Flatt for his contributions to American music. It was approved by a voice vote on the House

Here's an out-of-this-world story with a bluegrass angle... Research into the melting points of diamonds has suggested that remote planets may indeed sport what Jimmy Martin sang about in the 1950s - an Ocean Of Diamonds. It seems that a mass