Author: Sandy Hatley

Maness Music Barn reopens in Carthage, North Carolina

He’s back! Clyde Maness, proprietor of Maness Pottery and Music Barn in Carthage, North Carolina, is once again opening the doors…

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Recovery Road Bluegrass Festival to benefit addiction recovery

What a winning combination: a bluegrass festival packed with loads of great entertainment set in a beautiful venue for a good…

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Camp Springs Bluegrass Festival 2021

Doyle Lawson at the 2021 Camp Springs Bluegrass Festival – photo by Gary Hatley Whether it was the night chill from…

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Jerry Salley and Billy Blue Records

Billy Blue Records in Nashville, TN, is fast becoming one of the premiere labels in bluegrass music. In just over three…

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Snuffy Smith – long time North Carolina picker retiring

Retirement is a goal for most people. Retirement from a lifetime of playing bluegrass music is rare. Retirement from performing 50…

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Craig Duncan – a bluegrass music businessman

Who is Craig Duncan? A member of the North American Fiddlers Hall of Fame, recipient of 2018 Dove Award’s Instrumental Album…

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Billy Troy’s battle with COVID – a close brush with mortality

“It’s been tough for all of us entertainers,” began Billy Troy, son of famed reso-guitarist, Josh Graves. The past year was…

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Charlie Cushman – Banjo Doctor is in

Is your five-string ailing? If so, contact the doctor. Charlie Cushman, banjoist with the Earls of Leicester and an Earl Scruggs…

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Hugh Moore – making music during the pandemic

Hugh Moore, an accomplished banjo picker from Raleigh, NC, learned how to utilize modern technology, to pick with friends, and share their…

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Louisa Branscomb takes Woodsong Farm Songwriter retreats to NC

Founded in 1989, Louisa Branscomb’s Georgia Woodsong Songwriter Retreat is likely the oldest continuous songwriter retreat in the genre, a distinction…

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#1 Bluegrass Music Charts

Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music

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