Bluegrass At Large

Allen Dyer, lead singer and guitarist with Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road is recovering at home following prostate surgery. In June of 2020 Dyer was diagnosed with an early stage prostate cancer, and by having discovered it so soon, he had

It is being reported by Washington, DC media that today President Trump has awarded the Presidential Medal of the Arts to Ricky Skaggs in recognition of his long career in traditional country and bluegrass music. Skaggs first made an appearance in

Celebrated Nashville songwriter Tom T. Hall was surprised yesterday by his son, Dean, with a new car for Christmas. Dean, who has run Tom T. Hall Enterprises since his dad retired, showed up at Fox Hollow with a new Chevrolet Equinox

Thanksgiving weekend isn't only the official start of the Christmas season, it's also considered the time when Christmas shopping starts in earnest. With mega sales offered by a good many online and brick-and-mortar retailers, a lot of folks use this

During a time of year when we reflect and give thanks, there is much to be grateful for even in the midst of a pandemic. Tyler Jackson, 24 year old banjoist with NC-based bluegrass band Drive Time who suffered a

Deering Banjos has introduced a new model under the Vega name, a professional grade open back banjo called the Vintage Star. Vega once made some of the most highly desirable banjos in the world, five string, plectrum, and tenor models, first

Here's some good news in the midst of a pandemic. Skip and Stephanie Cherryholmes have announced that they are expecting baby number two. Skip, guitarist with Sideline, is also band front man and banjoist Steve Dilling's son-in-law, married to his only daughter. Due

Bluegrass mandolinist and educator, Scott Napier, has announced the recipients in his second round of giveaways to young aspiring mandolinists at Mandolin Cafe. After going through his extensive collection of vintage LPS, and discovering some duplicates, Scott has used his prominence in

The Murphy Method has released a second volume of Christmas songs for banjo, in time for five stringers to gear up for Christmas jams with some of their favorite holiday tunes. Casey's Custom Christmas Collection, Vol. 2, features Casey Henry, daughter

Here's an interesting new instructional/motivational item for fiddlers and fiddle students. And fans of the late, great John Hartford. Though many people think of Hartford as a banjo player, which he certainly was, he had also dedicated his life to the