Mike Hartgrove, fiddler with the Lonesome River Band, is proud of his latest instrument acquisition. "I have some really exciting news! I bought Terry Baucom’s fiddle! The fiddle that he played with Charlie Moore, and also with the original Doyle Lawson
Maxton Byrd, recipient of the 2024 Alan Perdue Award at the Seagrove Fiddlers'Convention with the Perdue family - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock The 69th Annual Seagrove Fiddlers’ Convention returned Saturday night to the small pottery town in central North Carolina.
Central North Carolina's, Drive Time, has released a new single, Time, an original composition penned by Samantha Coe, wife of guitarist Bailey Coe. Recorded at the East Tennessee State University bluegrass program's studio, Troy Boone (Amanda Cook Band) and Sage
Nathan Aldridge, Derrick Allred, Mike McCollum, and Danny Bowers getting ready to jam in thehallway at the 2024 Star Fiddlers' Convention - photo © Gary Hatley The 97th Annual Star Fiddlers’ Convention is in the books. The long-running central North Carolina
The Allred Family at the 2023 Seagrove Fiddlers' Convention - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Three long-running central North Carolina fiddlers' convention will return this spring with a number of improvements. This Saturday, on March 2, the 97th Annual Star Fiddlers' Convention
Caroline Owens has a new band name and two new members. Now known as Caroline Owens & New Company, the Skyline Records recording artist welcomes bassist Zak McLamb (who also performs with Alan Bibey & Grasstowne) and fiddler/vocalist, Ella Thomas
Sweet Potato Pie is offering a sweet treat for your ears and your heart to celebrate Valentine’s Day. I Want to Know You, an original gospel number, dropped for the North Carolina-based band on Valentine's Day with a sneak peak
Southern Legacy at the 2024 Bluegrass First Class - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock "This is the first year since COVID that we have sold out of tickets and rooms," said Bluegrass First Class promoter, Milton Harkey, as he relayed
IIIrd Tyme Out at the 2024 Bluegrass First Class - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Bluegrass First Class in Asheville, NC is the place to be this weekend. The three-day festival lives up to its name with a star-studded line-up. Gracing
Sally and Matthew Ziesing, professional musicians who have individually and collectively performed with notables such as Rhonda Vincent, Little Roy & Lizzy, and the US Navy Band Country Current, announce the birth of their baby girl, Faye Monroe Ziesing, born
