Thirteen year old powerhouse guitarist and singer, Jake Goforth of Troy, NC, lost his dad, Michael, on Thursday. Visitation was on Saturday evening and funeral services were held Sunday afternoon. Stunning family and friends, Michael was only 49 when he took
Author: Sandy Hatley
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Sweet Potato Pie take bluegrass to the White House
The all-girl North Carolina-based bluegrass band, Sweet Potato Pie, entertained for guests of President Trump in The White House last Saturday. Banjo picker Crystal Richardson explained. "Performing at the White House has been on Sonya's (Stead) bucket list for years, and
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Late Night – Danny Bowers
North Carolina banjo picker, Danny Bowers, has released a solo project entitled Late Night. Bowers, who is banjoist with Travis Frye and Blue Mountain, started playing music at age 10. According to Bowers, he is a pure-blooded banjo nerd. For
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Daniel Luther, North Carolina mandolinist, killed by drunk driver
Ashley, Silas, and Daniel Luther Daniel Luther of Asheboro, NC, mandolinist with Long Gone Bluegrass, was killed this past week in a tragic automobile accident. He was 32 years of age. Luther, heading home from work on Tuesday, was struck head-on by
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NC BanjoFest makes its mark in the dark
Assembled banjo pickers at the 2019 North Carolina BanjoFest - photo by Gary Hatley The show must go on and it did, despite a two hour power outage during a rainstorm, at the North Carolina Banjofest this past weekend in Clemmons,
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Daniel Greeson to BlueChip Picks
Daniel Greeson, known most recently as the fiddler with Sideline, has accepted a position with BlueChip Picks, Inc. The Jamestown, NC, native and 2018 graduate of East Tennessee State University, will relocate to Knoxville. He begins his new job on
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3rd annual Pickin’ in the Pines the biggest yet
Central North Carolina was the site of the third annual Bluegrass and BBQ Benefit Concert for North Carolina 4-H. Held at Millstone 4-H Camp in Ellerbee, NC, the event featured music by the Grascals, the Chatham Rabbits, and Long Gone
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Winners and honorees from 2019 Granite Quarry Fiddlers’ Convention
On Saturday night in central North Carolina, the Granite Quarry Civitan Club held their 53rd Annual Fiddlers' Convention in the auditorium of East Rowan High School. With 17 entries in the youth division and 20 in the adult categories, the
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Jeff Branch honored by North Carolina Governor
Jeff Branch (left) receiving his award from Attorney Charles Browne Jeff Branch of the Montgomery County, NC Sheriff's Department - promoter of the Big Lick Bluegrass festival and Bluegrass in Troy, emcee for Doyle Lawson's festival, and Mayberry tribute artist -
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Happy Birthday Carl Jackson
Today, Carl Jackson, two time grammy winner and three time IBMA award recipient, celebrates his 66th birthday. The only son of Lee and Ruby Pearl Jackson of Louisville, MS, began his musical career as a teenager picking banjo for Jim