Miscellaneous bluegrass news

The Down Home in Johnson City, TN has been a regular stopping place for touring acoustic and bluegrass artists for the past 30+ years. It's hard to name a group or solo act who hasn't performed a few times there,

We've mentioned a couple of times recently that newgrass pioneer John Cowan was touring on bass with The Doobie Brothers this summer, reprising a role he had originally held with the band in the mid-1990s. That tour is about halfway

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the 2010 recipients of their National Heritage Fellowships, and they have once again chosen to honor artists who have made lasting contributions to bluegrass and traditional American string music. Both Del McCoury and

The Graves Mountain Festival of Music has been a staple event on the bluegrass calendar each year since they held their first event 18 years ago. Held annually on or near the Memorial Day weekend, Graves has had a traditional

We heard from Larry Stephenson last night with news of another bluegrass legend experiencing a health problem over the weekend. This time, it isn't a pioneering performer, but a master of making things work behind-the-scenes. Larry tells us that Lance Leroy,

Mark Freeman at Rebel Records shares a story about bluegrass legend Paul Williams, who remains a solid trooper at an age when most men would be fully retired and spending his life close to home. "Paul fell in the shower and

Hunter Berry has married into the mob - the Vincent Sandker mob, that is. On Tuesday Hunter, who plays fiddle with Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, wed Sally Sandker, the daughter of Rhonda Vincent and her husband Herb Sandker. Talk about

The Nashville flooding of early May may have receded from the forefront of many people's minds, but for Stuart “Stubob” Myrick, bus driver for The Grascals, it is seared into his memory. Stubob was featured recently on eTrucker.com, where he shared

Greensky Bluegrass has made quite a name for themselves as a live act since winning the Telluride Bluegrass Festival band contest in 2006. They work a grueling schedule (more than 170 shows annually), and have a loyal following in the

And speaking of Brandon Rickman... Brandon and his wife Amy welcomed their first child, Briar Lee Rickman, into the world last week. Briar was born on May 11 at 12:45 p.m. (CDT). He weighed in at 7.9 lbs, standing 20.5'' tall. Welcome