Bluegrass Ridge is an internationally syndicated weekly half-hour television program featuring bluegrass music videos. It has always had one goal, to share the bluegrass genre with the largest audience possible. The program is now taking it one step further by adding
Author: Sandy Hatley
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Too Late For Tonight – Drive Time
Central North Carolina-based bluegrass band Drive Time has released a new project, Too Late For Tonight. Drive Time is comprised of Tyler Jackson on banjo, Austyn Howell on guitar, Austin Koerner on mandolin, Katie Koerner on fiddle, and Bailey Coe
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Billie Burton Daniel of WBT Briarhoppers passes
Billie Burton Daniel, who joined the North Carolina Briarhoppers in 1936 as "Little Billie Briarhopper," died on October 1, 2022, at the age of 98. Willie (Billie) Elisabeth Burton Daniel was born on March 8, 1924. She took to singing
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Little Roy & Lizzy’s Fundraiser and Fish Fry
On the grounds of America's First Family of Bluegrass Gospel Music, The Lewis Family's, home place in Lincolnton, GA, Little Roy & Lizzy held a concert and all-you-can-eat fish fry this past Friday. The ticketed event was to generate funds
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Hall of Fame inductee Paul ‘Moon’ Mullins remembered by his son Joe
During the recent IBMA Bluegrass Awards Show, the late Paul "Moon" Mullins was recognized as one of the 2022 Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees. As his family came forward to accept his award, technical glitches prevented audio clips and
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Worship With Me – Vic Graves
Worship With Me is a new recording from Vic Graves. Best known for his stint playing dobro with the bluegrass gospel group, New Road, the Speedwell, Tennessee native now performs solo and has released a gospel CD consisting of ten
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Granite Quarry Fiddler’s Convention honors Jim Fraley
Jim Fraley is honored by Vivian Hopkins at the Granite Quarry Fiddlers’ Convention - photo by Gary Hatley Jim Fraley, North Carolina banjoist and 20-year band member of Deeper Shade of Blue, was honored at 56th Annual Granite Quarry Fiddlers' Convention this
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Late season band member changes go into effect – Jeff Parker, Chris Davis
As the world finishes reopening after two years under a global pandemic, bands are gladly returning to the road playing live shows. New bands and new personnel are popping up as the bluegrass community strives for normalcy following their hiatus. Jeff
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Bob Minner on new Hall of Famer, Norman Blake
During last week's IBMA awards, Norman Blake was recognized as one of the 2022 Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees. The 84-year-old chose to remain with his wife, Nancy, in their beloved rural Rising Fawn home, but appeared during the
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Woodsongs collecting instruments for flood relief in Kentucky
WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour is once again reaching out to help those in need by collecting and donating instruments to those who lost everything in Kentucky floods. Families in the eastern part of the state were recently subjected to