Author: Sandy Hatley

Former Blue Grass Boy, Bill Simpson, passes

Former Blue Grass Boy banjoist, Bill Simpson, 90, of Oakboro, NC, passed away on September 18, 2024.  In a 2017 interview,…

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Great weather and fond remembrances at 2024 Camp Springs Labor Day festival

Danny Paisley at the Camp Springs Labor Day Bluegrass Festival – photo © Laura Tate Photography Returning for the sixth time…

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Classic Promotions and Jordan Entertainment take ownership of three NC festivals

Bluegrass musicians and festival promoters, Allen Dyer and Lorraine Jordan, have added two more festivals, the North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival…

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Lincoln Hensley brings Sonny Osborne back to Camp Springs

The iconic Camp Springs Labor Day Festival at Blue Grass Park is slated to return this weekend, August 30-September 1. Carlton…

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Craig Morris passes

Craig Morris, age 70, a banjoist and lover of bluegrass music from Spring Hill, TN, passed away on Saturday, July 27,…

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Banjo Man, Uncle Bob Underwood passes

Bob Underwood, owner of Satellite Beach, FL’s Banjo Man’s Old Tyme Pickin’ Parlor (in the 1970s and ’80s), local bluegrass radio…

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Tennessee Bluegrass Band welcomes new members

Tennessee Bluegrass Band at The Station Inn – photo © Laci Mack The Tennessee Bluegrass Band welcomes three new members into…

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Edison Wallin – the man behind the man

There’s an old saying, “Behind every good man, there’s a good woman.” In east Tennessee banjo picker Lincoln Hensley’s case, it’s…

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Caroline Owens signs with Billy Blue Records

Joe Dan Cornett, Jerry Salley, and Kyle Johnson look on as Caroline Owens signs with Billy Blue Records Caroline Owens, twice…

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Frank Poindexter honored at ResoGat ’24

Frank Poindexter – photo © Deb Miller (B Chord Photography) Dobroist Frank Poindexter was honored at the annual ResosGat (Resphonic Gathering)…

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