Miscellaneous bluegrass news

Bobby Hicks has been a fixture in the world of bluegrass and swing fiddle playing for quite some time. I wouldn't have guessed that he was approaching his 75th birthday though! Next Sunday, July 20, 2008, a surprise party will be

Earl Scruggs is being honored in Shelby, NC. Destination Cleveland County is a nonprofit organization led by citizens of the county. The organization seeks to increase tourism by celebrating the county's rich musical heritage. In accordance with that goal, the DCC

CMT News ran in interesting story yesterday concerning the relationship between fuel costs, festival attendance, and CD sales. The story's primary focus is the affect on artists' bottom line produced by increasing fuel costs. The story is primarily based on

I just received the news this morning that one of bluegrass music's elder statesmen, Herb Mayfield, passed away recently, on May 29, 2008 in Amarillo, TX. Herb (mandolin) and his brothers, Ed (guitar) and Smokey (fiddle), performed as family bluegrass band

Roger Brown, President of the Berklee College of Music, has agreed to deliver the Keynote address at the 2008 Business Conference during the IBMA World Of Bluegrass event this fall. He will speak towards the end of the first day

Bluegrass and folk music icon Doc Watson is undergoing micro-surgery today at Duke Hospital in Durham, NC. Doc is a beloved fixture of this music and his doctors feel his health is very good for his advanced age of 85.

Despite his age, 88 and looking very well too, Curly Seckler continues to be professionally active. Recently he has appeared on the public TV affiliated Song of the Mountains show, firstly with the Steep Canyon Rangers and then with Larry Sparks. Song

We posted back in April that fiddle master Bobby Hicks had broken the ring finger of his left hand, and had undergone surgery to repair the damage. Imagining how devastating such an injury could be to a musician, we were delighted

Tim Carter of The Carter Brothers sent along a couple of photos from the Summer NAMM show, being held in Nashville this weekend. NAMM (National Association of Music Merchandisers) holds two large trade shows each year, where manufacturers and distributors of

A number of changes were announced earlier this week regarding the ownership and manufacturing of the ever-so-elusive Calton Cases in North America. These hand-molded fiberglass cases have long been favored by traveling musicians for their ruggedness and superior protection, holding