Miscellaneous bluegrass news

Here's a follow-up on a story we covered back in August... Several items of Bill Monroe memorabilia were recently sold at auction by the Christie's auction house in New York. They included some minor items, like Monroe's Country Music Hall Of

Phyllis Boyens-Liptak passed away on 9 December after a battle with cancer. The daughter of old-time singer and songwriter Nimrod Workman, Phyllis Boyens was a soulful mountain singer who recorded her only solo album, I Really Care for Rounder (0162) in

What happens when you turn a 16 year old banjo player loose in wood shop? Well, if you're Kentuckian David Barnett, you make a gigantic banjo bridge. He used time in his carpentry class to create a monster bridge measuring 22''

The Infamous Stringdusters have posted the second installment in their video chronicle of the band recently-concluded tour of the northeastern US. You'll see the boys share the stage with Tony Trischka, riding the roads in New England, and creating the

Popular country music web site The 9513 has posted a lengthy interview with Randy Kohrs. The piece, written by Sam Gadziak, starts with a heckuva buildup for Kohrs... Having played on more than 500 albums and toured with artists that range

Tim White, host of the popular Song Of The Mountains show on television, informs us that Udell McPeak passed away yesterday morning after a long illness. He was born on June 12, 1935 and died on December 16, 2009. He was

I know that some of you out there are thinking this...  "What can I get for ? He/she loves bluegrass, but always gets new CDs and DVS when they are released." Well, here's an idea for a special gift, but you'll

Del McCoury is resting at home, recovering from gall bladder surgery performed on Saturday (12/12). He had been admitted the prior Thursday to Sumner Regional Hospital in Hendersonville, TN. According to Chris Harris of McCoury Music, the surgery was conducted without

If you're a promoter and have ever thought of using Ticketmaster but recoiled at the size of the "convenience" fees they would be charging your customers, and their lack of a sharing attitude concerning attendees, then Eventbrite might be a

Last week we told you about the G-Run that Ricky Skaggs and Wichita Rutherford were putting up for sale (you can read the story here in case you missed it). That auction has begun on ebay and will run all