Dalton and Allison Harper are celebrating the birth of their third child, and first son. Dalton Harper is a veteran bluegrass artist who has recently launched his solo career with Skyline Records. Hayze Holden Harper was born on October 3 at
Miscellaneous bluegrass news
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Welcome Ruby Lorentzen!
Many congratulations to Jasper Lorentzen, bass player with The Po' Ramblin' Boys, and his wife, Sofia, on the birth of their third child. Ruby Janice Lorentzen was born at home on September 15, coming in at 8 lbs, 14 oz, and
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Jeremy Chapman honored by Goldman Sachs
Jeremy Chapman, mandolinist with The Chapmans and co-owner of The Acoustic Shoppe in Springfield, MO, has been selected to participate in Goldman Sachs' 2023 Small Businesses National Cohort. One of 170 entrepreneurs nationwide chosen, Chapman will engage in highly specialized training
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Faris Guitar Co moving to Kentucky Guitar Works
Rick Faris has had quite a run in bluegrass music. Still a fairly young man, he has gone from playing in his family's band as a teen, to touring the world with Special Consensus, to being a successful solo recording
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Maddie Murray awarded 2023 Steve Gulley Memorial Scholarship
Last night in Nashville, during the Crandall Creek performance at the Station Inn, Madeline "Maddie" Murray was awarded the inaugural $5,000 Steve Gulley Memorial Scholarship, to be given each year to a notable young bluegrass artist in honor of one
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Two new little Grascals in July
Last month was a joyous one for the Grascals family, as two members of the band, guitarist/vocalist John Bryan and fiddler Jamie Harper, welcomed new baby boys! Jackson Oliver Bryan came first, born to John and Ashlynn Bryan on July 5
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Happy 90th birthday to Bobby Hicks
Today (July 21), bluegrass fiddle virtuoso Bobby Hicks turns 90 years old. Last night, a birthday bash/jam was held in his honor at Zuma Coffee & Provisions in Marshall, NC, near his western North Carolina home. An overflowing crowd which
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County Sales hosts 50th Anniversary Open House
The internationally recognized bluegrass and old-time retail music institution, County Sales, is celebrating 50 years at its base in Floyd, Virginia, and to mark the anniversary they will be hosting an Open House during the weekend of August 4-6, 2023. Open
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Scott Napier seeks eligible youth for guitar donation
Scott Napier accepting a new Alvarez AD-60 from Todd Yates Scott Napier is doing it again…connecting a deserving youth with a new musical instrument. A couple months ago, he presented one of his young music students a guitar donated by one
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Danny Stewart new proprietor of Turtle Hill Banjo
Danny Stewart Jr, a popular bluegrass touring artist, has acquired the Turtle Hill Banjo Company in LaPlata, MD, and will be its new owner/operator. Stewart purchased the company from its founder, long time vintage banjo collector and authority, Dave Schenkman,