Miscellaneous bluegrass news

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

The Nashville area home of Keith Bilbrey, former radio announcer at WSM and the Grand Ole Opry, was severely damaged by fire early this morning. Always a good friend to bluegrass music, he and his wife were barely able to

Josiah Tyree, banjo player with The Kody Norris Show, and Cassady Sibley, recently celebrated the one month anniversary of their marriage. The couple wed on May 16 at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Carthage, TN, Josiah's hometown, where they now reside. Though she

Grace Van’t Hof, banjo player with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers and Sinner Friends, was wed on Friday, June 11, to Aaron Jonah Lewis, fiddler with Lovestruck Balladeers and the Corn Potato String Band. Theirs was a small private ceremony

The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development unveiled four new historical markers this week, two of which honor heroes in the world of bluegrass music. Both Doyle Lawson and Barry Bales attended unveilings of their Tennessee Music Pathways markers in Kingsport

Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg, the husband and wife singing and songwriting team behind Nefesh Mountain, are celebrating the birth of their third child. Willow Zasloff Lindberg was born on June 10, making her entrance at 8 lbs 3 oz, stretching