The 244 acre property owned by Bill Monroe for more than 40 years in Goodlettsville, TN is listed for sale, including the home he lived in until his passing in 1996. Unless a private sale can be arranged, the property
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Assistance requested for Britt and Celeste Sheffield
Family members have set up a GoFundMe page to raise money and assist a member of our bluegrass family, Britt Sheffield, bass player with Breaking Grass, and his wife Celeste. The couple have two small children at home, and Celeste
Help restore the Jim & Jesse homeplace
The McReynolds family, extended relations of the pioneering bluegrass entertainers Jim & Jesse, are asking for your help in raising sufficient funds to restore and rehabilitate the childhood home of Jim and Jesse McReynolds in southwestern Virginia. The two brothers grew
C.J. Lewandowski remembers Bobby Osborne in a special way
Grief and memorials are deeply personal matters, and we all express them in different ways. But the way that C.J. Lewandowski, founder, mandolinist, and vocalist with The Po' Ramblin' Boys, chose last month to remember his friend and musical idol,
Pete and Joan Wernick celebrate their golden anniversary
While we have lots of family bands in bluegrass music, we don't seem to have as many husband and wife teams these days. When Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, mentioned recently that he and his wife, Joan, had just celebrated their
Jerry Salley inducted into Chillicothe High School’s Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame
Recently, singer/songwriter and Billy Blue Records Creative/A & R Director Jerry Salley made the trek from Nashville back to his hometown in Chillicothe, Ohio, for a special luncheon held in his former high school. There he was inducted into Chillicothe
Nechville East at Turtle Hill Banjo Company
Danny Stewart and Tom Nechville announce Nechville East Turtle Hill Banjo Company in Annapolis, MD has announced a special relationship with Nechville Banjos. We had reported recently on Nechville's move from their founding base in Minnesota to Tom Nechville's new home
Sound Biscuit auctioning a Josh Rinkel guitar for ETSU Youth Summer Camp
Sound Biscuit Productions in Sevierville, TN is donating a new, custom Gallagher Josh Rinkel signature guitar, to be auctioned to benefit scholarship opportunities for deserving youngsters to attend the ETSU Bluegrass Summer Camp. ETSU is located in Johnson City, TN
Epiphone launches Bluegrass Collection instruments
The Epiphone instrument company, once a chief rival to Gibson guitars, mandolin, and guitars in the early part of the 20th century, became more-or-less an authorized Gibson copy builder after Gibson bought the company in 1957. Not immediately, as Epiphone
Welcome Callie Bennett!
Chase Bennett (banjoist with Caroline Owens) and his wife, Maggie, of Canton, NC, welcome their firstborn, a daughter, Callie June Bennett. She came into the world at 6:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces, and measuring