Miscellaneous bluegrass news

It was a true bluegrass wedding last Saturday at Hoovanna Farm in Kingsport, TN when Ashley Davis and Murphy White were married. Both work in the bluegrass industry. Ashley plays fiddle and sings with both Appalachian Trail and Kristi Stanley &

Congratulations to Sav and Amber Sankaran, who are celebrating the birth of their first child. Sav is the bass player with Unspoken Tradition, and has been active in the bluegrass scene for many years. Uma Lyle Sankaran was born at Mission

Kody and Mary Rachel Norris play Farm & Fun Time in their wedding attire - photo by Tia Thomas Kody Norris and his longtime "little sweetie," Mary Rachel Nalley, who plays fiddle with the Kody Norris Show, were married on September

Rhonda Vincent was surprised last week by a call from the Nashville office of the FBI, asking her to come in for an interview. Just imagine the thoughts that were running her head driving to that meeting! What they wanted to

Today, Carl Jackson, two time grammy winner and three time IBMA award recipient, celebrates his 66th birthday. The only son of Lee and Ruby Pearl Jackson of Louisville, MS, began his musical career as a teenager picking banjo for Jim

Phil Leadbetter, renowned resophonic guitarist and all-around bluegrass personality, is one of the rarest creatures known to man. In addition be being among the most amicable and kind hearted people you would ever meet - and an extremely talented musician -

On Saturday, a Texas man used an all metal banjo he had fabricated to vandalize the iconic Charging Bull, a bronze sculpture that has been on display in New York's financial district since 1989. The bull was a gift to

Regular readers will recall a pair of stories from last year about a fiddle that had once belonged to traditional country music pioneer, Roy Acuff, being donated to a Goodwill store in Kansas City, MO. Its owner at the time

Bonfire Music Group, under the same ownership as Pinecastle Records, has announced another move in their expansion into a full service agency within the bluegrass, roots and Americana music communities. To add to their record label, recording studio, and recently formed

Congratulations to Kayla and Kameron Keller, who are celebrating the birth of their first child. Carter James Nathaniel Keller was born at 8:15 a.m. on August 6 at the Franklin Woods hospital in Johnson City, TN. He weighed in at 8