If anything good has come out of the global pandemic, learning how to better communicate remotely would definitely top the list. Multi-instrumentalist, Jeremiah Gilmer, of southern Virginia, started making YouTube videos in 2013 of popular bluegrass numbers. During COVID, his
91-year-old North Carolina musician Carroll Haire has decided to step away from the microphone. The lead guitarist played his last show with his band, the Tarheel Travelers, this past Saturday night, September 9, at Prissy Polly's BBQ in Kernersville, NC.
Milton Harkey with his son, Christopher at Bluegrass First Class 2009 Milton Harkey, founding IBMA member and former Board Chair, Bluegrass First Class promoter/producer, and the visionary behind the Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Festival in Denton, NC, just celebrated his 75th
Junior Sisk at the 2023 Camp Springs Labor Day festival - photo © Laura Tate Photography "This was our fifth year," Camp Springs promoter, Cody Johnson, shared on Sunday night at the close of the Labor Day weekend festival. "It continues
Cindy and Terry Baucom/Ronald Smith at the '23 Labor Day Bluegrass Festival - photo © Gary Hatley Today marks day one of Camp Springs three-day Labor Day bluegrass festival. Cody and Donna Johnson purchased the park, site of the first bluegrass
Bob Mummert, 69, drummer with Dailey & Vincent, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 26. The band shared this statement. "Today, our longtime friend and drummer, Bob Mummert, has passed. We are beyond shocked and devastated. At this time, we'd like to
The iconic Camp Springs Labor Day Bluegrass Festival, site of the first bluegrass festival held in North Carolina in 1969, returns to Bluegrass Park near Reidsville, September 1-3. The three-day festival includes some heavy hitters such as Larry Sparks, Junior Sisk,
Mrs. JD (Treva) Chrisco, 98, former freelance writer for Bluegrass Unlimited, Pickin', and Muleskinner News magazines, passed away Friday, August 11, in Marshville, NC. Mrs. Chrisco was known for her love of bluegrass music and was a strong supporter. She
The 52nd annual Ashe County Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddlers' Convention (held every July at Ashe County Park in Jefferson, NC) is in the books for 2023. The event is sponsored by the Ashe County Arts Council, which is committed
Caroline Owens' second single, No More Blue Moons in Kentucky, for Nashville’s Skyline Records, drops today. The twice-nominated IBMA Momentum Vocalist is joined on the song by the harmonies of Darin & Brooke Aldridge, who appear courtesy of Billy Blue Records.
