Author: Richard Thompson

The Story Behind the Song – Jericho 

Jericho, a song about PTSD affecting a modern veteran soldier, was written by Evan Murphy the lead singer and guitarist of…

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Keith Whitley exhibition coming to Country Music Hall of Fame

Unlikely as it may seem, 30 years have passed since Keith Whitley left us following a career that began with a…

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The American Bluegrass Festival in Prague 

Rosťa and Iva Čapek have announced the line-up for what they are calling The American Bluegrass Festival, to take place in Prague,…

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Hatch Show Print celebrates its 140th birthday

Hatch Show Print, one of the oldest working letterpress poster and design shops in North America, and an American institution, celebrates…

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Thayer Washer remembered

Thayer Washer, best known for his time with Connie Gately and Babe Lofton and the Backwoods Boys, passed away on December…

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John Duffey’s Bluegrass Life: Featuring the Country Gentlemen, Seldom Scene, and Washington DC 

John Duffey is one of the biggest characters in the 70-year history of bluegrass music, larger than life; physically imposing with…

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Mac Wiseman remembered by his peers

Mac Wiseman, among the last of the original era bluegrass artists, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019.  Born Malcolm Bell…

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The Madness & The Mandolin

Kelley Gibson is the 23-year old son of Eric Gibson of the award-winning Gibson Brothers, and a talented bluegrass musician in…

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Having a Coffee with ……………. Missy Raines 

This is fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so famous, about some of their…

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Bluegrass Country Soul DVD – an update

Further to our report relating to a set of playing cards that have images from the Bluegrass Country Soul video on…

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#1 Bluegrass Music Charts

Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music

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