Jesse McReynolds is resting comfortably at the Ascension Saint Thomas Heart hospital in Nashville after a scare that has kept him hospitalized since Saturday. Jesse is an early pioneer of bluegrass mandolin, developing his own unique style following on the success
Miscellaneous bluegrass news
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Fundraising campaign for Chainsaw Bryant
If you've ever attended Rudy Fest or the Poppy Mountain Music Festival in Kentucky, chances are you've met Jerry "Chainsaw" Bryant. For some time Chainsaw has done maintenance on site, helped park cars, and done odd jobs at Poppy Mountain.
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Bil VornDick’s studio gear to be sold at auction
Vaunted recording engineer and producer, the late Bil VornDick, touched a great many people during his life, not only with his remarkable skill in recording bluegrass, folk, and other acoustic music, but also providing assistance to countless organizations, colleges, and
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Kim Robins has new plans for her bluegrass career
Like many other bluegrass entertainers, Kim Robins has been thinking for some time about how she could stay active in the business, without having to travel across the country. A successful Pinecastle recording artist, she has been involved in performing
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Big day for Danny Burns – new single and newborn son!
Bonfire Music Group artist Danny Burns is really celebrating today. Not only does his new single release today, a grassed up version of Sting's Fields of Gold, but last night his wife, Áine Burns, gave birth to their fourth child! After
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Tom Gray’s 82nd birthday bash
The DC Bluegrass Union hosted a party over this past weekend to celebrate the birthdays of two capitol area bluegrass greats, Tom Gray and Carroll Swam, both of whom are turning 82 years of age. Tom's 82nd was last week,
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Jaime Carter and the stolen bass in the woods
Here's a true life story that will warm the heart of anyone who owns a treasured musical instrument, and likely everyone who is involved in the bluegrass community as well. Jaime Carter is a bluegrass bass player from South Carolina, currently
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Frank Solivan Sr survives incident in fast rising California flood
Flooding is a recurring problem for many people in California, and this week's incidence caught banjo player and well-known west coast bluegrass personality Frank Solivan Sr on Monday morning as he was returning home. According to his son, Frank Solivan II,
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Rick Stanley recovering from a heart attack
Rick Stanley and Donna Ulisse at Denton FarmPark - photo by Sandy Hatley Sunday morning, Rick Stanley suffered a serious heart attack and was airlifted from Lebanon, TN, to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. Doctors successfully removed a blood clot and put
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Kristy Cox to be inducted into Hands of Fame in Australia
Australian bluegrass singer Kristy Cox, now living in Nashville and recording for Billy Blue Records, has been named as an inductee into the 2023 Hands of Fame class. The award was announced today at the 51st Toyota Country Music Festival