Miscellaneous bluegrass news

The Berklee College of Music is in the habit of handing out honorary degrees as a part of their annual commencement ceremony, as are many colleges and universities around the world. Of course, Berklee selects its honorees from within the

Congratulations to Justin Jenkins, banjo picker with Grasstowne, on the birth of a son, Eli Dean Jenkins earlier this morning. Eli and Justin's girlfriend, Reba Collier are doing fine. He hit the scene at 7 lbs, 14 oz, and 21 inches

The acoustic music world was shocked last month to learn of the sudden passing of John McGann, a musician who had distinguished himself over many years of excellence in both performance and instruction. John was serving on the faculty of the

James King has been released from the hospital and is back home under the watchful care of his wife, Julie. He had been hospitalized last week for treatment of Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis. While there, the doctors also found that King

A quick update to our post yesterday afternoon about James King being hospitalized to treat his Deep Vein Thrombosis. According to Julie King, James' wife, his condition is stabilizing, but there is no news yet about treatment or when he might be

We have learned that popular bluegrass singer and band leader, James King, has been hospitalized near his home in Danville, Virginia. He is suffering from Deep Vein Thrombosis and awaiting a consult from a vascular surgeon before treatment is determined. His wife,

Alan Bartram, bass player for The Del McCoury Band and The Travelin' McCoury's, and his wife Kristina are celebrating yesterday's birth of their first child, Ella Grey Bartram. She was born at 3:39 p.m. (CDT) on April 25, weighing in at

A few weekends ago, I enjoyed a great time as always in NashVegas. I had great time going to the Grand Ole Opry, eating at the Cock of the Walk, visiting the Ernest Tubb Record Shop (again), seeing an outstanding

Jason McKendree, banjo picker with The Josh Williams Band, and his lovely wife Carolyn, are celebrating the birth of their first child, Ivy Kathryn Elizabeth McKendree. Ivy was born on Sunday (4/15/12) at 5:12 p.m., weighing in at 5 lb, 7 oz, and

The overlap between the bluegrass and NASCAR audience is one we have mentioned in the past, and given the size of the racing scene, bluegrass is always happy to get some attention from the motorsports community. Just last week, the folks