Author: Sandy Hatley

Jim Burris to retire after nearly 50 years with Grass Strings

Central North Carolina-based bluegrass band, Grass Strings, formed in 1975. They played their first show at Pfeiffer College in January 1976,…

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Ed “Beanpole” Efaw passes

Longtime Ohio-based musician/singer/songwriter, Edward “Beanpole” Efaw, 92, passed away on January 17. He had led The Bluegrass Mountaineers for more than…

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Sideline to stop touring in April

The popular band, Sideline, featuring banjo beast, Steve Dilling, and his guitar guru son-in-law, Skip Cherryholmes, have announced that the band…

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Rick Stanley recovering from a heart attack

Rick Stanley and Donna Ulisse at Denton FarmPark – photo by Sandy Hatley Sunday morning, Rick Stanley suffered a serious heart…

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Malpass Brothers have a new look for 2023

The Malpass Brothers, host band of Denton FarmPark’s Mother’s Day weekend music festival (formerly hosted by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver), has…

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Banjo Ben makes Christmas special for Matt Leadbetter

Matt Leadbetter received a most meaningful gift this holiday season, a Phil Leadbetter signature model resophonic guitar from Banjo Ben Clark,…

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Grady Hockett passes

Grady Hockett, 81, of Greensboro, NC, passed away January 5. A longtime guitarist, dobroist, banjoist, singer, and songwriter, he was also…

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Meet David Pugh of Mountain Bluegrass

Who says that you can’t get something for nothing? Each Sunday night, David Pugh of Kentucky, presents Mountain Bluegrass, a four-hour…

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Jeff Davis passes

Bluegrass has lost another of its fold. Western North Carolina multi-instrumentalist, Jeff Davis, of Marion, passed away suddenly this weekend at…

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Carl Jackson soothes a savage beast with his music, i.e., his grandson

The holidays are a time for families to gather. The young congregate with the not-so-young. It makes for a special occasion…

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