Author: David Morris

Bob Perilla - photo © Jeromie Stephens Bob Perilla, a commanding presence in the Washington, DC, bluegrass world, died Thursday at his Maryland home. He was 71. With or without his guitar, Perilla owned any room he entered. And with his band,

When he was a teenager with a guitar and a high-lonesome voice, Vince Gill had the great fortune to cross paths with fiddler Byron Berline in Oklahoma. At the same point in his life, Darin Aldridge found a mentor in Charlie

Jamming in the shadow of the Raleigh sign at World of Bluegrass '24 - photo © Jeromie Stephens When IBMA's World of Bluegrass pulled out of Nashville in 2012, I spent most of the 12-hour drive home, and many of the

Dudley Connell, whose driving rhythm guitar playing and powerful voice have shaped the Seldom Scene for nearly 30 years, is leaving the band at the end of year. "It's been a wonderful run, and I have enjoyed every minute of it,"

After 12 years in Raleigh, the World of Bluegrass stay in Chattanooga starting in 2025 might be a lot shorter. "It's important for us to move around, to spread the music," IBMA Executive Director Ken White said Thursday at IBMA's town

Becky Buller delivers the 2024 World of Bluegrass Keynote Address - photo © Frank Baker If IBMA gave an award for bravery, Becky Buller would win it hands down this year. Maybe every year. The multi-talented fiddler, songwriter, and bandleader used her

Jerry Salley has written songs in Nashville since 1982, long enough to witness major changes in country music, Music Row, and the songwriting business.  Now, many of his early mentors and friends are gone, and Salley is at an age when

When IBMA made the surprise announcement last fall that 2024 would be the last year for World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, members were told they would be asked for feedback about a potential move, and that a decision was likely

IBMA benefit concert at the Station Inn (12/11/23) - photo by David Morris More than 50 years after he helped create the legendary Will The Circle Be Unbroken album with his colleagues in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and an all-star

When the definitive history of bluegrass music is written, Rounder Records will play a sizable role, and deservedly so. The label was at the center of many key events since its founding in 1970, from the recording of J.D. Crowe &