Author: Richard Thompson

Visible behind the house built in the mid-1700s, long before West Virginia was a state, is Short Mountain. In that house Joe Hott’s grandfather lived from the 1920s. 6 foot 4 inches tall, the 22-year-old Joe (sometimes Joseph) Hott was born

On this day  ..  On June 21, 1938, banjo-playing stylist Eddie Adcock was born in Scottsville, Virginia.  Edward Windsor ‘Eddie’ Adcock’s introduction to music came in the shape of an older brother, Frank, whose own interest led to him acquiring instruments, including

Texas-born, Delia Bell passed away on June 15, 2018. She was 83 years of age.  Francis Leona "Delia" Bell was born in Bonham, Texas, on April 16, 1935.  The singer, songwriter,, and guitarist is perhaps best known for her work with Bill

Bluegrass music historians and students have been aware of Dr Ivan M Tribe since the mid-1970s when he had articles about Clarence "Tater" Tate (in November 1973), The Goins Brothers (May 1974), The Lilly Brothers (July 1974) and Hylo Brown

Well over 20 years after John Duffey’s passing in December 1996 he continues to be revered. And thanks to Sugar Hill Records (in 2000) with Always in Style: A Classic Collection and Rebel Records (in 2011) with Rebel Years: 1962-1977

“Tony Williamson is among the finest mandolinists alive, and (his) instrumental passages…dazzle without ever lapsing into flashiness. This is great music!” So said David Ryoko of the Chicago Tribune in 2001.  Announced as a 2018 North Carolina Heritage Award recipient, Williamson,

On this day …..  On the Sunday evening of May 25, 1958, the New Lost City Ramblers (NLCR) played a half hour set on John Dildine's weekly folk music radio show on Washington, DC’s WASH-FM radio station, thus making their first

One of early Country music’s most flamboyant characters was Uncle Dave Macon, born David Harrison Macon, but better-known as "The Dixie Dewdrop." Known for his chin whiskers, plug hat, gold teeth and gates-ajar collar - old-time banjo player, singer, songwriter and

Few American artists influenced the development of bluegrass harmony as thoroughly and completely as The Blue Sky Boys. Earl and Bill Bolick performed together for 40 years, applying their church-style singing to both sacred and secular material, leaving a mark

Legendary singer/songwriter Peter Rowan and Italian bluegrass band Red Wine have linked up to play some prestigious dates in Europe this month. This working relationship goes back about 20 years as Red Wine’s banjo player Silvio Ferretti recollects …… "First time we