Author: Richard Thompson

Casey Campbell talks Mandolin Duets, Volume One

His father is the late Jimmy Campbell, a popular bluegrass fiddle player who graced stages with Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse…

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The Spinney Brothers to quit the road

Rick Spinney, banjo player for the Nova Scotia, Canada-based band, The Spinney Brothers, recently announced that he is to leave the…

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Danny Jones remembered

Danny Lee Jones passed away peacefully at his home in Louisville on February 3, 2017. He was 77 years old and…

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Changes afoot at Renfro Valley

During this past weekend, April 30/May 1, 2017, reports emerged that the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center had dispensed with the services…

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Bill Bryson passes

Bill Bryson, well-known west coast-based bass player, passed away on Sunday afternoon, April 30, 2017. He was 70 years old and…

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Bill Monroe Homeplace to stay put in Ohio County

For the past 15 years or thereabouts the subject of Bill Monroe’s first home, the Homeplace near Rosine, Kentucky, has been…

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Tammy Sullivan passes

Tammy Sullivan, who with her father, Jerry, carried on the legacy of the Sullivan Family bluegrass Gospel group, passed away on…

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Changes at EBMA

As has already been anticipated the European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA) is making changes to improve it services and modernize the…

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Fay McGinnis passes

Fay McGinnis, the president of the Stanley Brothers’ Fan Club for a number of years, passed away on Friday, March 17,…

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Ken Irwin takes AirPlay Direct Award

Ken Irwin photo at Podunk Bluegrass Festival in 2014 © Ted Lehmann Last week (on March 7, 2017) AirPlay Direct announced…

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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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