Miscellaneous bluegrass news

Here's a fun story we just received from Kevin Triplett, Vice President of Public Affairs at the famed Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN. Kevin is also a bluegrasser, and an IBMA member, who snuck a couple of bluegrass boys

We heard this afternoon from Heidi Sullivan, granddaughter of Margie Sullivan, who we found out last week had been hospitalized on April 20. When she was admitted, it was thought that she had suffered a massive heart attack, though that diagnosis

Undeniably, songwriters are suffering from the changes the music industry is undergoing as a result of digital technology, especially the internet. With income streams drying up or rapidly changing, a solution needs to be found for the songwriter. Bruce Warila, at

Pop & Hiss, The Los Angeles Times' music blog has a piece posted this past Sunday (4/26) about our beloved Dr. Ralph Stanley. Written by Randy Lewis, it recalls a backstage encounter at Stagecoach 2009, held in Indio, CA. Mountain music patriarch

Bluegrass balladeer Cliff Waldron is scheduled for kidney transplant surgery on Monday (4/27) near his home in Northern Virginia. His wife Nancy will be the donor. Cliff has been a fixture on the DC-area bluegrass scene since the late 1960s, and

We posted a note earlier this week about the birth of Joshua Andrew Miller, newborn son of NewFound Road's banjo man, Josh Miller. Little Josh burst onto the scene Monday at nearly ten pounds. We promised at the time to put

That's the question PollStar is asking. PollStar is a major hub for finding concert dates of your favorite artists. Searching for an artist, such as Rhonda Vincent, will present you with a complete list of concert dates, including more info about

No, it's not a marathon of banjo picking...well, yes it is actually. But it's an actual marathon as well, you know, the kind that involves running. The 2009 Country Music Marathon in Nashville takes place this Saturday and John Longmire, of

We have learned that Margie Sullivan, of The Sullivan Family, is hospitalized in Mobile, AL after suffering a massive heart attack on Monday evening. Margie and her husband Enoch have been performing and recording bluegrass Gospel in the southern US for

I don't know how many of you have given Guitar Hero a try, but maybe you'll be interested in this. Bill Destler, president of the Rochester Institute of Technology, is a collector of antique banjos and loves technology. With the help