Author: Richard Thompson

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's successful quarterly program series 'Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Session Players' returns on Saturday, August 23, with a salute to legendary fiddler Buddy Spicher. The interactive program, hosted by Stringed Instrument

Bluegrass music isn't confined any longer to the rolling hills of western Kentucky or the peaks and valleys of Appalachia. It is acknowledged and enjoyed world-wide. One person who has helped to foster interest in the music in the wider sense

Richard Thompson offers another of his occasional reviews of recent Gospel bluegrass releases. Doyle Lawson continues the pattern of releasing alternately a secular CD and then a Gospel album. Help Is On The Way is the latest collection of sacred songs

As we have already mentioned, Carrie Hassler and her band Hard Rain have released their second CD for Rural Rhythm Records. CHHR2, as it is succinctly titled, has been in music stores since July 29. Consisting of 12 songs and an unlisted

Bluegrass fiddler and legendary Ohio Valley radio personality Paul 'Moon' Mullins passed away on August 3. He had been in a nursing home for about a month. He was 71 years old. Mullins was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy in 2007,

The IBMA has today announced that legendary bluegrass artist Del McCoury will act as the host at this year's International Bluegrass Music Award Show. The 19th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards will take place on Thursday, October 2, at 8:30 pm

Recently the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) announced details of this year's World of Bluegrass business conference, the Awards Show and Fan Fest, three events which will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, in a continuous period from Monday, September 29

Last month we told you about plans for the production of the IBMA Awards Show, with top bluegrass DJs Ned Luberecki and Cindy Baucom being entrusted with the task. We also mentioned briefly that the 19th International Bluegrass Music Awards would

Jack Sanbower passed away on Tuesday (7/30) at 12:30pm. He had cancer of the esophagus and had been ill for a long time. Born September 14, 1960, and raised in the shadow of South Mountain, right in the heart of the

Thanks to IBMA Print Media Board member, Stephanie Ledgin, we have learned of a new magazine devoted to bluegrass music and related music styles. Jerusalem Ridge Magazine, to be published quarterly, was conceived and dedicated to the promotion and preservation