Miscellaneous bluegrass news

There is an entire sub-genre of bluegrass, referred to as Jewgrass, performed by Jewish musicians around the country. A recent Harvard grad even wrote an award winning scholarly piece about the history of such music and I'll be publishing an

Dollywood has announced the dates and locations for their 2007 audition tour. These auditions are for singers, actors, musicians, dancers, technicians and specialty acts who are interested in employment at the park during the 2007 season (March 31-December 30). They

If you've been following this hotly contested election you'll know that we've been trying to obtain a photo of the elusive Mr. Trent Dobbins for some time now. As we told you in the last update, Mr. Dobbins is an

The Cincinnati Enquirer has an obituary in today's edition for noted instrument builder, Homer Ledford, who died this past Monday evening. He is credited with building hundreds of fine banjos and guitars, and will also be remembered for his work with

There is a nice remembrance of Dempsey Young in today's edition of The Roanoke Times. Allen Mills reflects briefly on missing his friend, and Herschel Sizemore comments on Dempsey's unique approach to the mandolin. Read the article on The Roanoke Times

Allen Mills of The Lost & Found asked that we post this for him, in response to the many folks who have expressed condolences regarding the death on Sunday morning of their dear friend and bandmate, Dempsey Young. The out-pouring of

In our earlier post about the untimely passing of Dempsey Young, I made reference to a fund being established for the benefit of his family. That fund is now in place, and contributions can be sent to: Dempsey Young Memorial Fund c/o

Dan Erlewine, noted luthier and product development specialist for Stewart-MacDonald, has launched a new email newsletter called Trade Secrets. Dan described the newsletter as a mix of product and technical info. Subscribers get problem-solving tips, helpful how-to articles, first dibs on exciting

We are deeply saddened to share the news that Dempsey Young, an original member of The Lost & Found, passed away early this morning. His unique mandolin style and quick smile were as much a part of the band as Allen

We posted in late October about Baruch Wright, the 7 year old bluegrass picking and singing entrant in the Oscar Mayer Sing The Jingle contest. Five winners were to be chosen, based on online voting, with the winners receiving a