Miscellaneous bluegrass news

Thanks to reader Larry Jackson, who tipped us to this lovely Larry Rice tribute which appears in this morning's Citrus County Chronicle. The article by Nancy Kennedy contains quotes from Larry's widow, Linda, brothers Ronnie and Wyatt, and mom Louise

The May/June issue of International Bluegrass, the trade newsletter published by IBMA, has a story citing recent polling data from the Simmons Research firm that says there are 17,977,000 bluegrass fans in the US. That's 8.5% of the adult population

Thanks to Reed Franklin who sent us the following. St. Petersburg Times / Citrus County Edition. RICE, LARRY PRENTIS, 57, of Crystal River, died Saturday (May 13, 2006) at Citrus Memorial Health System, Inverness. Born in Danville, Va., he came here 28

We just received another another update on Ernie Thackers health. This one came from David Russell. You can find the other posts about this here. Saturday, May 14, 2006 An update from the family Ernie's condition is improving. He is still listed in

We learn from our friend Mark Johnson that Larry Rice has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Bluegrass fans know Larry from his time with JD Crowe and the Kentucky Mountain Boys, and his later work with brothers

Tim Stafford is the current Featured Artist on the Composite Acoustics web site. The feature includes an interview with Tim (in both text and audio), plus some samples of his music and a complete discography. Of course, Tim's artist page

Thanks to the efforts of Mississippi's Magnolia State Bluegrass Association, and the staff of the Governor's office, the month of May 2006 has been officially declared to be Bluegrass Music Month in the state of Mississippi. Click on the image below

Even though the Academy Of Country Music won't present its premier awards until their Awards Show is broadcast on May 23rd, the winners of their Pre Show Awards were announced yesterday. Bryan Sutton is the 2006 recipient of the Specialty

Larry Cordle has announced on his web site that he will be forced to cancel a number of shows in May, as he will be undergoing surgery for prostate cancer. The diagnosis was made just recently during a routine physical

A while back we told you about the Van Heffer movie (featuring Wichita Rutherford) being nominated for an award at Regal Cinema's 37th Annual Nashville Film Festival. The festival took place recently and a friend of mine was there. He