Damage at the building that houses Huber Banjos and Cumberland Acoustic after tornados (12/11/23) The series of tornados that hit near Nashville this past Saturday evening caused a huge amount of property damage, and cost the lives of six people. It
Author: John Lawless
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Frosty Pines – new Christmas single from Troy Engle
Pinecastle Records artist Troy Engle also has a new single for Christmas 2023. Frosty Pines is one he wrote with Rick Lang, a happy, feel good song about remembering old time Christmas traditions. It might just make you long for a
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Béla Fleck’s banjo tackles George Gershwin
Photo of Béla Fleck © Jeremy Cowart Banjo maestro Béla Fleck has used his banjo to illuminate music from across the stylistic spectrum, starting with bluegrass, moving on to New Grass, before encompassing jazz and funk, classical, and world music. After
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Steve Martin Banjo Prize goes to Terry Baucom
The 2023 Steve Martin Banjo Prize, initiated by Martin in 2010 to bring recognition to worthy practitioners of the banjo, has been awarded to the late Terry Baucom. It had been hoped that it could be awarded to Terry while
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IBMA seeking new Board candidates
Here's a notice for everyone who complains about the way the International Bluegrass Music Association runs its business. Or those who have no argument with the IBMA, but would like to be more deeply involved. IBMA is currently seeking candidates for
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Terry Baucom’s funeral arrangements
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Terry Baucom, who passed away on December 7. The family will sit for visitation from noon until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, at the Reeves Theater in Elkin, NC, with funeral services to follow.
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Hard To Say from Kyle Tuttle
Nashville banjo man Kyle Tuttle has announced a February release for his next solo project, Labor of Lust, full of songs and tunes he has written over the past several years. Kyle has been quite prominent of late as a
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Congratulations Tyler and Mallory!
Tyler White, fiddler with Breaking Grass, and Mallory Turner were married yesterday (12/7) on the island of St. Lucia. The small, private ceremony was held at Sandals Grand St Lucian Resort. Talk about a destination wedding! The couple met through friends
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Mountain City Christmas from The Kody Norris Show
The Kody Norris Show has a new Christmas song on offer this month, fresh from their own home town in the hills of Appalachia. It's one Kody wrote called Mountain City Christmas, available today from Rebel Records. Kody says that this
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David Parmley to Sho-Me Music Entertainment
David Parmley, surely one of the most popular and influential bluegrass vocalists over the past five decades, is now being represented by Sho-Me Music Entertainment, a boutique agency in Missouri. From his early days with The Bluegrass Cardinals to his on