Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. Day two didn’t seem as productive as day one. We tracked instruments on two songs, vocals on one,
Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. This is the first installment of a series of blogs that we hope will be informative and
This report was shared by C.S. “Charlie” Robinson of the Southeastern Bluegrass Association. On the occasion of his 70th birthday at a performance on Friday (2/24) in Foley, AL, the SouthEastern Bluegrass Association (SEBA) honored Little Roy Lewis with the organization’s first
This sad news about the sudden passing of Krickett Langley was shared by Charlie Robinson of the Southeastern Bluegrass Association. The SouthEastern Bluegrass Association has just received the sad news of the passing of long time SEBA member/promoter Krickett Langley. Langley, the
This remembrance of popular Washington, DC radio personality Jerry Gray is a contribution from Bill Foster with the DC Bluegrass Union. Jerry Gray (nee Gerald Ralph Poulsen) passed away on February 2, 2012. Jerry and his wife Kay lived in Hardy, VA
This report from Winter NAMM comes from Dan Miller, publisher of Flatpicking Guitar magazine. The 110th National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show was held in Anaheim, California, from January 19th to the 22nd. There were 1441 exhibitors and 95,709 registered
This report on the Kickin Grass 10th Anniversary show comes from their guitarist/vocalist Lynda Dawson. Photos are from Hunter Lee Elliott at 5 X 5 Photography. It was a thrill to take the stage and greet about 600 people in the audience
This remembrance of Frank Necessary is a contribution from Jay Armsworthy, an avid promoter of bluegrass in Maryland and the District of Columbia, who performs with his group, Eastern Tradition. Frank Marion Necessary (Banjo, Guitar) Born: December 20, 1935 - Boone’s Camp, Kentucky One of the
Charlie Cushman sent along this sad news about young Paul Warren, grandson of the legendary fiddler by the same name who worked with Flatt & Scruggs and Lester Flatt for so many years. Paul Jackson Warren, 28, from Hendersonville, TN., lost
This report is a contribution from Katy Daley, morning host on WAMU's Bluegrass Country, and long-time observer of the DC bluegrass scene. It's appropriate the Scene's 40th Anniversary show was held Thanksgiving weekend, a time traditionally set aside for family and
