• Congratulations Jason and Courtney

    Jason Burleson, founding banjo player with Blue Highway, was married on Saturday (4/29) to Courtney Austin. They held a private ceremony near their home in Tennessee. Speaking for Blue Highway, their publicist Sherri George tells us... "Jason and Courtney just had a

  • Congratulations Sarah and Bryce!

    This past weekend saw another beautiful bluegrass wedding, this time in Jacksonville, FL where Sarah Harris, mandolinist and vocalist with Trinity River Band, was married to Bryce Hall. He is also a musician who performed with his family's bluegrass group,

  • Welcome Samuel Ellis Shelor

    Sammy Shelor, fearless leader of Lonesome River Band, and his wife Jordyn are celebrating the arrival of their first child, Samuel Ellis Shelor. He was born on April 9 at 4:57 a.m. at the Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg, VA

  • Carolyne VanLierop named 2017 Daughter of Bluegrass

    Jo Odom, Amanda Cook, Carolyne Van Lierop, Lorraine Jordan, Frances Mooney, Mindy Rakestraw, Kati Penn-Williams and Crystal Owens at the Daughters of Bluegrass Festival (4/23/17) Each year at the Daughters of Bluegrass festival in Guyton, GA, a new daughter is inducted into

  • Josh Trivett and Lakyn Kearns wedding

    Mr. & Mrs. Josh Trivett (4/23/17) - Paula Rowe Photography On Sunday, April 23, Josh Trivett and Lakyn Kearns were married at Acuff's Chapel in Blountsville, TN.   Josh is the principal at Moonstruck Management, who handles the careers of several prominent

  • Smokies Strong presents check for $128K in Pigeon Forge

    David Dotson, Josh Trivett, Phil Campbell, Tracy Counts, Barry Counts, and Callie Counts with a donation check in Pigeon Forge (4/13/17). November 2016 brought devastation to the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge region of east Tennessee when wildfires came racing across the mountains, destroying homes

  • Goodbye to Capo’s Music

    Bluegrass fans and pickers in southwestern Virginia are saying goodbye to a music store that they have depended on this past 8 years. Capo's Music in Abingdon has announced that they will be closing the store on May 1. Shop owners