Another bluegrass wedding is on the horizon with more members from the same bands! Sweet Potato Pie mandolinist, Tori Jones, and Drive Time banjoist, Tyler Jackson, have officially announced their engagement. This comes just a month after Drive Time/Sweet Potato
Miscellaneous bluegrass news
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Sonny Osborne suffers stroke – recovering at home
Sonny Osborne, giant of bluegrass banjo, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers, and our faithful Friday correspondent, has announced the suspension of his Ask Sonny Anything column at Bluegrass Today for the time being, due to his declining health. Sonny suffered
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Nick Chandler hospitalized for post-COVID blood clots
Nick Chandler, bluegrass singer and mandolinist from western North Carolina, and fearless leader of Pinecastle recording artists Nick Chandler & Delivered, is in the hospital this week being treated for blood clots in his lungs. Chandler recently went through a bout
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Autographed Tony Rice book auction to benefit Tony’s family
A highly rare, triple autographed edition of Still Inside - The Tony Rice Story, is being auctioned this month to raise funds to help Tony and Pam's granddaughter, Parker Mozingo. The book is signed by Tony, and by the authors, Tim
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Family and friends launch another medical fund for Phil Leadbetter
Phil Leadbetter has given almost his entire life to the furtherance of bluegrass music. Working as a sideman on reso-guitar for J.D. Crowe, Dale Ann Bradley, and The Whites, and as a partner or leader of groups like Grasstowne and
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Doyle Lawson receives 2021 Tennessee Governor’s Arts Award
Bluegrass artist and bandleader Doyle Lawson has been named as a recipient of the Distinguished Artist Award from the Tennessee Arts Commission as part of the 2021 Tennessee Governor’s Arts Award, the state's highest honor in the arts. They have been
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Don Humphries cancer relief fund established
Friends have established a GoFundMe page for noted country and bluegrass songwriter Don Humphries, who is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. His songs have been recorded by numerous bluegrass artists, including Del McCoury and The Nashville Bluegrass Band. Patty Loveless cut
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Congratulations Katie and Austin from Drive Time!
Katie Springer, fiddler, and Austin Koerner, mandolinist, with central North Carolina-based bluegrass band, Drive Time, are literally making beautiful music together after marrying on Saturday, October 2. "The day was just perfect! We wanted a simple ceremony, good food, and to
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Bluegrass Today at World of Bluegrass 2021
Once again, we will be joining a great many people in the bluegrass community as we head down to Raleigh, NC today to be part of IBMA's 2021 World of Bluegrass convention. The three-day business conference runs this Tuesday through
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Happy Birthday to us! 10 years of Bluegrass Today
Yesterday, September 23, was the 10th Anniversary of the day we first lit up Bluegrass Today in 2011. We went live just before the IBMA World of Bluegrass convention, which was held in Nashville at that time. Of course we had