Following last week's tragic double murder and attempted suicide in Ohio's Stockdale Family, friends have established a GoFundMe page to assist them with funeral and medical expenses. The close family is part of our bluegrass community, as they have toured as
There was another lovely bluegrass wedding this past weekend in western Massachusetts when one of Boston's bluegrass power couples, Laura Orshaw and Tony Watt, were married. Tony teaches guitar, mandolin, and jam classes in Cambridge, and Laura plays fiddle for
These four words, somewhat extreme in black and white, have been met with gasps of alarm and incredulity, and much sadness among Bill Monroe's many admirers. The response is understandable given the sudden attempt to dispose of his name and
Bob and Sonjia Smallwood Bourgeois Guitars, located in Lewiston, ME, has introduced Bob Smallwood as their President/COO, and CFO. Smallwood has actually been at the helm since September 2016, when he came aboard to assist founder and chief luthier Dana Bourgeois
Terri and Tony Williams - photo by Ted Lehmann We just heard from Josh Williams, bluegrass guitar and vocal powerhouse, and member of Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. His dad, Tony Williams, life-long friend to bluegrass music, is hospitalized now and
The Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame has announced that the legendary Mac Wiseman will be part of its 2017 class of inductees, to be honored in a ceremony this Saturday, June 10th. Wiseman will be inducted in the “Nationally
A life-sized statue of Bill Monroe was unveiled today near the historic Birth of Bluegrass sign outside Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The bronze likeness, along with a similar adjacent statue of Jimmy Dickens, were commission by the Ryman from sculptor, Ben
We have heard some sad news from the family of Aubrey Holt, long time bluegrass singer and entertainer, and founding member of the highly-influential Boys From Indiana. According to Holt's nephew, Tom Feller, 77 year old Aubrey suffered a stroke about
Since reporting last week that bluegrass legend Bill Clifton had been hospitalized in Bristol, TN, we have received another update from his wife, Tineke Marburg. He had been admitted for emergency surgery to cut out several feet of dead and knotted
Blake Johnson of Roxboro, NC, former bassist/vocalist with Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out and former guitarist/vocalist with Alan Bibey & Grasstowne, has died after suffering a massive heart attack following complications from chronic pancreatitis and liver disease. He was
