The Appalachian Cultural Music Association, located on the border between the cities of Bristol in Tennessee and Virginia, has prepared a new exhibit for its Mountain Music Museum to honor a regional music and education celebrity. Papa Joe Smiddy, now 93
Rhonda Vincent has unveiled the latest iteration of the Bluegrass Express, her tour bus which also serves as a rolling billboard for both her and Martha White. Actually, it's not really a new bus, but a new graphic wrap, celebrating the
On several occasions we've covered the history of bluegrass in Baltimore, MD. Prominent artists have lived and plied their trade there, from Earl Taylor and Walter Hensley through Del McCoury and Mike Munford, the reigning IBMA banjo player of the
We found this classic photo on Rhonda Vincent's message board, a shot of her with Suzanne Cox and Alison Krauss which, judging from the hair, was taken in the late 1980s. Can you believe that look went out of fashion? Rhonda recalls
A resolution to make John Denver's Take Me Home Country Roads an official state song comes before the West Virginia legislature today. It is already the official song of West Virginia University, and today's resolution is expected to pass. To celebrate,
We found this classic photo on Rhonda Vincent's message board, a shot of her with Suzanne Cox and Alison Krauss which, judging from the hair, was taken in the late 1980s. Can you believe that look went out of fashion? Rhonda recalls
Last March, Dan Tyminski found himself in a place he never thought he would be—near the water in Miami with thousands and thousands of fans of electronic music jammed into Bayfront Park. Tyminski may have the most recognizable male bluegrass voice
Janet Davis Music has been among the top retailers of bluegrass instruments, accessories and music for almost four decades now, starting as a small family business run by banjo teacher Janet Davis and her husband, Jim. Last year, the Davis's
Steve and Janet Thomas, who lost their Nashville home to fire on New Year's Eve, has asked us to share a brief word of thanks for all of the support they have received from bluegrass folks. Thomas is a long
Erin and Aaron Youngberg, 3/5 of Colorado's Finnders & Youngberg, are celebrating the birth of their second daughter, Ophelia Rose, born at home on the evening of February 19. She came in at 8 lbs, 9 oz and Erin tells us
