Author: Richard Thompson

This is fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so famous, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love.   Earlier I met up with Jeff Scroggins, the leader

New England bluegrass stalwarts and mainstays of the group Southern Rail, Sharon Horovitch and Jim Muller are to be inducted into the Rhode Island Bluegrass Alliance's Hall of Fame. Horovitch shared this about their reaction to getting news of the honour

On February 1, (2019) Del McCoury enjoyed his 80th birthday celebrations. Tonight, he has the Opry House, Nashville, all to himself, albeit symbolically, to mark the occasion.  McCoury will be joined on stage for the what is described as “Grand

Happy 80th Birthday Del McCoury …  Bluegrass and acoustic music musicians, young and old, have come together to help Bluegrass Today send an electronic ‘birthday card’ to Del McCoury to mark this wonderful occasion.  Ronnie and Allison McCoury and family offer affectionate

For Italian bluegrass music ensemble Red Wine, the analogy with culinary excellence is too good to ignore, and to learn how the ensemble determined their name shows that it isn’t fanciful.  Mandolin player Martino Coppo, who started by playing the guitar

Sim Daley, well noted for his excellent hand-crafted musical instruments when based in Nashville, Tennessee, is setting up his workshop once again. This time in Looe, Cornwall, England, where he grew up.  He reported recently …  "I am setting up my workshop

Famed Nashville Country music song-writer Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer passed away this past Saturday, January 12, 2019, following a long illness. He was aged 84 and had struggled with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for a few years.  Born in Whitney, Texas, on

Roe Entertainment has announced the recruitment of the Pennsylvania/Mid-Atlantic area band Colebrook Road to its talent agency.   Jim Roe, founder of Roe Entertainment, said …… "We are very excited to be working with Colebrook Road as their exclusive booking agency, …. 

On this day  .. On January 9, 1994, Ricky Skaggs’ Epic single Country Boy (Epic 34-04831) was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  The recording was done in June 1994 and features such bluegrass music luminaries as Bobby

Paula Breedlove is a rarity in the song-writing fraternity in that she doesn’t play a musical instrument.   So, she worked hard at perfecting her lyrics. She studied the works of Nashville’s country music song-writers, and began studying the Country music