The Earls of Leicester at The Ryman Auditorium (1/6/24) - photo © Bryce LaFoon Earl Scruggs, surely the most influential and imitated banjo picker to date, was celebrated and remembered at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Saturday night on what
Author: Sandy Hatley
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Do Good: Giving the gift of music through instrument donations
Christmas is all about gift giving and spreading cheer. Lincoln Hensley and Aynsley Porchak, banjoist and fiddler, respectively, with the Tennessee Bluegrass Band, have done just that. The talented young duo became a conduit and provided musical instrument donations to
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Saying ‘See you later’ to Terry Baucom
Wayne Winkle, Joe Hannabach, Clint Coker, Mike Hartgrove, Alan Bibey, Kevin Baucom, Jamie Dailey, and Darin Vincent, pallbearers and speakers at Terry Baucom's graveside service (12/13/23) - photo by Sandy Hatley Wednesday afternoon, the Duke of Drive, Terry Baucom, was laid
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Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies wrap-up
Country Gentlemen Tribute Band at Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies - photo © Bill Warren "What a wonderful weekend. It's the social event of the year," promoter Lorraine Jordan said at the close of her 2023 edition of Bluegrass Christmas in
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Wyatt Ellis debuts on his own at The Opry
Wyatt Ellis on the Grand Ole Opry (11/10/23) - photo by Nathan Leslie Wyatt Ellis, 14-year-old mandolin prodigy, made his artist debut on the Grand Ole Opry on Friday night last week. Only a small number of performers such as Dolly
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2023 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies kicks off with a bang
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road at the 2023 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies - photo © Bill Warren The first day of the Lorraine Jordan's three-day Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies festival at the Convention Center in Gatlinburg, TN, was well
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Gordy Nichol passes
Gordy Nichol with Louisa Branscomb and Pamm Gadd Henry Gordon "Gordy" Nichol, 60, of Chattanooga, TN, passed away on November 1. Born in Nashville, he was a well-known musician playing upright bass and steel guitar. His sudden death has deeply impacted
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Nathan Orange to Last Hour Bluegrass
Central North Carolina bluegrass gospel group and Morning Glory recording artists, Last Hour Bluegrass, welcomes their newest member, mandolinist Nathan Orange, to the band. A fourth generation musician, Orange resides in Mount Airy, NC. On joining the band, Nathan shared... "I'm thankful
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Shep – a special gift for Brandon Shuping
Brandon Shuping with Glenda Martin Fuller when he picked up Shep The late Charles "Speedy" Shepherd was musician and luthier from Salisbury, NC. He primarily built fiddles, but once and only once, he made a mandolin. It was a more difficult
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Buddy McNeill passes
James "Buddy" McNeill, 88, upright bass player, passed away on October 22. The Seagrove, NC native had performed in numerous area bluegrass bands over the past 40 years (1980-2020). Many musicians start playing an instrument in their youth, but Buddy didn't take