Miscellaneous bluegrass news

Banjo pickers all over the US have come to rely on Arthur Hatfield of Glasgow, KY as a reliable luthier, set up man, and and more recently, banjo builder. His Hatfield Banjos have been well regarded since they were introduced,

Bluegrass booking agency Roe Entertainment has announced the addition of Jesse McRynolds to it's artist roster. Jesse should need no introduction to bluegrass fans. In addition to McRynolds Roe has also recently added Karl Shiflett & Big Country, and The

I recently discovered the photo-blog of photographer Mark Hamilton. Mark has some really great images on his blog, a couple of which will be of interest to the bluegrass community. Since his site is all about the photos I'm not

With the recent mid-term elections behind us, it's now time to start the campaigning for the really important stuff, Mayor of Bluegrass. Wichita Rutherford has just announced his decision to run for the office over on his blog. The only

Carl Pagter recently presented Pete Seeger's extended neck Vega banjo to the International Bluegrass Music Museum. He made the presentation during a recent trustees meeting in Owensboro, KY. This is the same banjo that Seeger donated to Sing Out! magazine during

Here is a photo taken during the presentation ceremony for the National Medal Of Arts at the White House yesterday. Ralph Stanley was one of the recipients, and he is pictured next to President Bush. Click the photo for a larger

Tim O' Brien, bluegrass music's Male Vocalist of the Year is soon to be inducted into The Wheeling Hall of Fame in his hometown of Wheeling, WV. Tim won a Grammy earlier this year for best traditional folk album with

Ralph Stanley will be awarded a National Medal of Arts today in a ceremony in The Oval Office of The White House in Washington, DC. As indicated on the official Medal Of Arts web site: The National Medal of Arts is the

Chris Cairns just sent along a note with an update on Pete Goble's health. Pete underwent back surgery last Tuesday and then suffered a blood clot in his lungs. He was put on a ventilator machine and was in critical

Christian rock artist David Crowder's last CD, A Collision, was promoted as a mixture of different styles including bluegrass. The recording did feature banjo on several tracks and one of the tracks could even be considered a bluegrass gospel standard.