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Since his passing in May 2012, celebrated guitarist Doc Watson has been the subject of several tributes chronicling his numerous decades as a musician. One of the most recent is The Definitive Doc Watson, which has compiled thirty-four songs from

Bluegrass Bluesman: A Memoir, the autobiography of Josh Graves (edited by Fred Bartenstein) has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. Since 1991, the ARSC has sought to preserve and study historical sound recordings

A few weeks ago, the music world mourned the passing of Nashville legend, Cowboy Jack Clement. A record producer, songwriter, performer, and more, Cowboy Jack will be posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this Fall. Ronnie McCoury

Doc Watson Morning, D-18 Guitar Picking Kind of Day was written by Peter Rowan and Jerry Faires who, beginning the day after Doc Watson had passed away, collaborated on this sincere tribute to the great guitar player and singer. The song

Alan Jackson at The Station Inn (8/28/13) - photo by Colin Peterson Last night, I had one of Nashville's hottest passes in hand – a ticket to see country superstar Alan Jackson make his debut bluegrass music performance at the Station

Ricky Skaggs is on tour again this month; nothing new there. But this time around, he's on the book circuit, doing interviews and signings at major booksellers around the country for his newly-released autobiography, Kentucky Traveler - My Life In

Chris Thile shot a brief video interview for The Wall Street Journal (posted yesterday), in which he expounds on one of his favorite themes: good music is good music.

Rhonda Vincent & the Rage performed last night at the Food City Race Night event in Bristol, TN. As part of the fun, she and the Ragers had a chance to mingle with some of other assembled NASCAR and music luminaries.

We've all heard tales of boredom on the road, and the clever and often ingenious ways that touring musicians find to occupy their down time. Experienced road warriors know that if you don't find something fun or productive to do

Leo Duffy, one half of the English bluegrass duo, the Duffy Brothers, passed away on Saturday, August 17 from bowel cancer, which had only very recently been diagnosed. The Duffy brothers, Leo (banjo) and Ray (guitar), mixed bluegrass music – with