Author: Richard Thompson

The Story Behind The Song – Home in the Mountains

Home in the Mountains was written by Rick Stanley, a cousin of bluegrass master Ralph Stanley and the husband of Donna…

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‘Tootie’ Williams passes

Harless Williams, or Tooter / Tootie, as he was known, bass player with north Texas bluegrass group the Stone Mountain Boys,…

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Dean Webb passes

Bluegrass mandolin legend Dean Webb, of the Dillards (aka The Darling Family on The Andy Griffith Show) fame from Salem, Missouri,…

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Ivy Sheppard to Stained Glass Bluegrass

At the beginning of this month (June 2018) Ivy Sheppard took over the microphone as the host of the Bluegrass Country…

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CMHoF & Museum exhibit for Ralph Stanley

Starting on July 13, 2018, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville will honor Appalachian mountain musician Ralph…

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Joe Hott: Rising Star

Visible behind the house built in the mid-1700s, long before West Virginia was a state, is Short Mountain. In that house…

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On This Day #55 – Eddie Adcock turns 80

On this day  ..  On June 21, 1938, banjo-playing stylist Eddie Adcock was born in Scottsville, Virginia.  Edward Windsor ‘Eddie’ Adcock’s…

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Delia Bell passes

Texas-born, Delia Bell passed away on June 15, 2018. She was 83 years of age.  Francis Leona “Delia” Bell was born…

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Folk Music in Overdrive: A Primer on Traditional Country and Bluegrass Artists

Bluegrass music historians and students have been aware of Dr Ivan M Tribe since the mid-1970s when he had articles about…

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Epilogue: Tribute to John Duffey

Well over 20 years after John Duffey’s passing in December 1996 he continues to be revered. And thanks to Sugar Hill…

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