Bluegrass At Large

Former IIIrd Tyme Out bass player Blake Johnson, who left the group last year owing to serious kidney and pancreas illness, had to undergo open heart surgery today at Duke University Hospital. The surgery was to repair two heart valves that were

You might not know Joe Newberry, but you know his work. You’ve heard his picking and singing as a regular on Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion. And you’ve heard his award-winning songs – Singing As We Rise, The Darker the Night

Nancy Cardwell, former Executive Director of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced that she will be representing bluegrass legend, Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys, for dates in 2016, 2017, and beyond. Jesse has been playing, writing, and singing bluegrass

Shannon and Heather Slaughter are celebrating this afternoon's birth of their second child, Jedediah Smith Slaughter. Shannon says that they will call him Jed. He came in at 2:57 p.m. (CST) weighing 7 lbs, 13 oz, and stretching to 20.5''. Shannon is

Kevin Prater, Kentucky bluegrass singer, songwriter and band leader, is expected to return home today following hip replacement surgery yesterday. Prater had his right hip replaced at Pikeville Medical  Center in Pikeville, KY. His agent, Stacey Wright, tells us that the surgery went

Steve Gulley has a lot of friends in the bluegrass world. The talented singer, songwriter, bandleader, and recording engineer/producer has had great success in our music from the time he started singing at the Renfro Valley park as a young

CF Martin has announced two new guitars in their highly-touted Authentic Series for 2016. This series was created by taking representative vintage guitars from their museum, or from trusted collectors, and studying their dimensions in great detail using CAT scanner designed

After 15 years proudly representing Martha White, Rhonda Vincent has rewrapped her official tour bus, The Bluegrass Express, with new graphics. Vincent says that she is nothing but grateful for the long-running relationship with Martha White, whose support of bluegrass goes back

You've got to have some sympathy for the poor old International Bluegrass Music Association. On Sunday, their Facebook page was hacked (now back under their control), and they woke up this morning to find that The Darrell Brothers have started

Here's a sad story of unexpected consequences, one that befalls many adult children of senior parents who pass away without tax planning. As it involves one of the most celebrated songs in all of bluegrass music - and a chance