Danny Paisley was discharged from the hospital this past Saturday night, after having undergone successful triple bypass surgery the Monday prior (12/9). Paisely had suffered a pair of heart attacks this Fall, neither severe enough to require emergency surgery. He said
In addition to the next Blue Highway CD, The Game, due January 21 on Rounder, guitarist Tim Stafford is starting a new solo project of his own today. He'll be recording with frequent collaborators Adam Steffey on mandolin, Barry Bales
Mike Munford, reigning IBMA Banjo Player of the Year, was profiled in today's edition of his hometown paper, The Baltimore Sun. The piece by features writer Wesley Case follows Mike from his first exposure to the 5 string at 15 years
Doyle Lawson took the opportunity to note the 2nd annual Bluegrass Music Appreciation Day at the Christmas in the Smokies Bluegrass Festival in Pigeon Forge, TN. The annual commemoration on December 12 was suggested by banjo player Lee Marcus in 2012 as a way
One of the fun supplements to the World of Bluegrass events this year in Raleigh, NC was having the North Carolina Pork Council's Whole Hog Barbecue championship held during the weekend's Wide Open Bluegrass festival. The aroma of pig on the
Have you ever thought to yourself... "There's just not enough banjo music at MerleFest?" Not a problem for 2014. The mega-festival's new Artist Relations Manager, Steve Johnson, has organized a special, one-time banjo geek-out show for Friday, April 25 on the main
File this one under local boy makes good... Junior Sisk accepted a major award this week in his hometown of Rocky Mount, VA, where the Town Council have declared this as Junior Sisk Week. The bluegrass balladeer was also presented with
Sierra Hull has been invited to play during Boston's First Night festival on New Year's Eve at her alma mater, Berklee College of Music. She completed the school's two year diploma program in 2012, and has been touted as a
Since we posted about the Tony Rice Foundation last Friday, we have had a number of questions from readers about this effort to raise money to help the legendary guitarist through a rough time. Several folks have thanked or congratulated us on
Tex Logan is always in the thoughts of bluegrass fans come Christmas time - even if they don't realize it. In addition to a long career as a fiddler in seminal bands like The Lilly Brothers, Tex is the author of
