Miscellaneous bluegrass news

Most of the US is focused right now on hurricane devastation in Louisiana, and rightly so, but there have been other incidents of flooding that have befallen people in other parts of the country of late as well. Areas surrounding

Logo design by Joshua Williams and Bree Fleming - photo by Amy Springer Talk about a bluegrass wedding! The upcoming nuptials between Megan Darby, Director of the bluegrass music program at Glenville State College in West Virginia, and Luke McKnight, grandson of

That's right folks... Rhonda Vincent is officially a grandma! Tensel Burke, Rhonda's daughter, and her husband, Brent, who played reso-guitar with Rhonda & The Rage for eight years, have welcomed their first child. Titus Burke was born in Nashville on August 17

Herschel Sizemore reacting to his 85th surprise birthday party, and kicking off the jam - photo by Garrett Carter This past weekend, a group of family, friends, and admirers gathered up on Bent Mountain in southwestern Virginia to celebrate the 85th

When the marketing team at PepsiCo were considering an approach for a soft relaunch of their newest Mountain Dew flavor, Major Melon, for National Watermelon Day this summer, they were hoping to find something different and catchy to grab people's

Bluegrass is one of the unheralded stars of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, thanks to 17-year-old Alaskan, Lydia Jacoby. After she was a surprise winner of the gold medal in the 100-yard breaststroke, reporters clamored to know more about the new

A local San Francisco Bay Area pickin' buddy friend, Scott Dailey, from the Stoney Mountain Ramblers, reached out to me about a project he initiated to spruce up the Charles Sawtelle Memorial Bench in Boulder, Colorado. The original bench was

Theo MacMillan, one half of the brother/sister duet team Theo & Brenna, has announced his engagement to Paige Park. Theo & Brenna were announced as official Bluegrass Ramble showcase artists for World of Bluegrass 2021 just last week, so July

Kentucky-born bluegrass guitarist, mandolin player and singer Mark Newton was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver due to a variety of causes almost 20 years ago.  In the ensuing period, as his condition deteriorated, Newton has fought a battle with the

Carley Arrowood and Daniel Thrailkill on their wedding day - photo by Sarah Coffey Photography It was a full on bluegrass wedding June 26 when Carley Arrowood married Daniel Thrailkill at the Back Creek Presbyterian Church in Mount Ulla, NC. The happy