Author: Richard Thompson

On This Day #56 – Sawtooth Mountain Boys

On this day .. On September 4 and 5, 1993, the Sawtooth Mountain Boys played at Wolf Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Grass…

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Tom KcKinney passes

Banjo virtuoso Tom McKinney passed away peacefully at the CarePartners Hospice Center, Asheville on Friday morning, August 31, 2018. He was…

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Polly Lewis passes 

Polly Lewis Williamson Copsey passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018, after a battle with the effects of Parkinson’s Disease and…

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Mel Tillis and bluegrass music

Country music singer and songwriter Mel Tillis passed away on November 19, 2017, at the age of 85. Following major surgery in…

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Bluegrass Young Uns – John Maupin 

Just turned 12 years of age, Fiddlin’ John Maupin began playing fiddle at the age of four. Since then he has…

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Don’t Give Your Heart to a Rambler – Barbara Martin Stephens

Author Barbara Martin Stephens was the common-law wife of Jimmy Martin, much troubled bluegrass star of the 1950s onwards.   Her…

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Two singles from Chad Darou

In advance of the release of his debut album, Raising the Bar, Chad Darou has released not one, but two singles…

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JAM Songbook for young learners on the way

How much progress are you making in jam sessions? Have you got all the development aids that you need? Well, will a…

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Gary Henderson to Bell Buckle Radio

Retirement became hiatus as Gary Henderson, who recently vacated his positions with the Bluegrass Country Foundation at the end of May,…

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Gospel Choices #7 – Dan Hays 

Here’s another contribution in this periodical feature, where we ask a bluegrass personality to choose their top five Gospel songs. 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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