Miscellaneous bluegrass news

Another bluegrass baby! Matthew Cruby, banjo player with Steve Gulley and New Pinnacle, and his wife Melinda, welcomed a new member to the family today.We're glad to announce the birth of Maddux John Paul Cruby. Born at 12:55 p.m. on February

Earlier this month, we had reported that legendary banjo man, Eddie Adcock, had to interrupt his tour schedule owing to what he believed to be a malfunction with his brain implant, which was generating deep brain stimulation to overcome a

Eddie Adcock is a true legend in the bluegrass world, known both for his ground-breaking banjo style and for being the only bionic picker in our business. He established himself quickly in the 1950s as a banjo man with Bill

Jimmie Rodgers and Ralph Peer with their wives, and Jimmie's daughter Anita, circa 1930 - Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum The O’Connor Band took home the big bluegrass award yesterday at the 2017 Grammy Awards, but two other people

Bluegrass music was well represented in this afternoon's Grammy Premiere Awards ceremony, distributing the many trophies that make up the infamous "handed out earlier in the day" awards that are regularly mentioned in the national telecast later in the evening.

Picking up where I left off in part 1, just in time for "Sambo's" 94th birthday... February 8, 2017! The place is The Peghead Shop in St. Louis. The year is 1969, as Norman Clark has found a 1923 Gibson F-5

The Graham Talent Group in Kentucky has announced the addition of Missourian Tammy Harman to their staff. The Group has been public about their plans to expand their network of agents regionally around the US, and had recently also engaged

Mandolin players and vintage instrument  aficionados know exactly what I'm talking about with one word.... Loar. The groundbreaking facelift of Gibson mandolins by Lloyd Loar were the first of the modern day F-5 (and A-5) styled instruments. The Master Model

While much of the bluegrass world is fixated on the SPBGMA convention which starts tomorrow, and the rest of the country on this weekend's Super Bowl, there's an even more urgent concern that needs to be addressed beforehand. To wit... will

This report from the 2017 Anaheim NAMM show comes from Daniel Routh, guitarist and vocalist with Nu-Blu. The band spent four days there earlier this month, where they represent their sponsor, Peterson Tuners, and bluegrass music, giving Daniel a chance