Author: Sandy Hatley

Clinton Joyner passes

North Carolina banjo picker, Clinton Joyner, 92, of Concord, NC, passed away on April 12. Joyner first started picking banjo two-finger…

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Trent Callicutt – banjo picker/trucker dealing with COVID-19

The spring of 2020 will be remembered for the coronavirus and the stay at home orders. This pandemic has affected many…

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Over on the Other Shore drops for Destination Bluegrass

Destination Bluegrass, a central North Carolina based band, just released their first single and title cut, Over on the Other Shore,…

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Denton songbird Caroline Owens gets an early start in bluegrass

Denton, NC, is not only the home of Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver’s Annual Bluegrass Festival. It is also home to many…

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Uwharrie Drive shows the promise of bluegrass youth

Uwharrie Drive is a collaboration of five teenage musicians from central North Carolina, named for the National Forest that is prominent…

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95th annual Star Fiddlers’ Convention in NC

The 95th Annual Star Fiddlers’ Convention, the longest continuously running convention in North Carolina, is now in the record books and…

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Late bluegrass artists to be honored at NC fiddlers conventions

It is said that good things come in threes. For three consecutive Saturdays in March, long running annual fiddlers’ conventions will…

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More from Bluegrass First Class 2020

Rhonda Vincent with Caroline Williamson and her new mandolin at Bluegrass First Class – photo by Sandy Hatley Bluegrass First Class…

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Carl Jackson documentary airs on Mississippi PBS

Carl Jackson, the pride of Louisville, MS, has been immortalized in a television documentary, Meet Carl Jackson, for Mississippi Public Broadcasting….

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Bluegrass First Class celebrates 25 years

Bluegrass First Class celebrated its silver anniversary this past weekend in Asheville, NC. Promoter, Milton Harkey, was honored during Friday evening’s…

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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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