Miscellaneous bluegrass news

The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC has caught the attention of music fans worldwide since it's opening in January of 2014. The modern museum, established in an historic restored courthouse, celebrates the life and music of Earl Scruggs, and the

What could be lovelier than a fall bluegrass wedding? On Friday, October 23, Lynwood Lunsford and Shelly Pugh were married in Virginia. Lynwood is the banjo player with Big Country Bluegrass and, prior to coming on board with them, spent many

Yesterday in Frankfort, KY, Governor Steve Beshear honored nine of the Commonwealth's most creative people and organizations with Governor’s Awards in the Arts. Among those presented with an award was Bowling Green native and bluegrass superstar, Sam Bush, who travelled with his wife Lynn

Tara Linhardt, the driving force behind the two recent Guinness Book of World Record attempts for the largest mandolin ensemble during recent Old Fiddlers Conventions in Galax, VA, has released a forlorn statement on their most recent quest. It seems that a

The recently-formed Remembering Miss Dixie Committee, created as a component of the late Dixie Hall's wishes, has announced grants to five organizations this month. In addition to her notoriety as a songwriter - and wife and partner to Tom T. Hall -

You didn't really think that a remake of Tommy bluegrass style would be the end of it, did you? Now here comes Town Mountain with The Dead Session, a special two-track project celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Grateful Dead. Scheduled for

These days, we are more accustomed to seeing news about retail music stores closing than opening, with pressure from online mega-stores making life difficult for smaller, privately-owned ventures. But in Williamstown, Kentucky a pair of bluegrass veterans have partnered to open

If only it was always this easy... Brent Burke, reso-guitar man with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, had spent part of this summer researching vintage Dobros. He's thinking about doing a solo album later this year, and wanted to record a couple

This past weekend, a match made in bluegrass heaven was celebrated during a wedding ceremony for Jesse Marie Gregory and Nick Keen. The two talented young bluegrass artists were married on October 10. Jesse maintains her own band, Jesse Gregory & Faultline, and is a

While much of the bluegrass world was getting rained on in Raleigh, Wayne Brewer and Alyssa Poteet were getting married Saturday (10/3) on the Brewer Family Farm in West Point, KY. Wayne plays bass and fiddle in his father's group, Gary