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 -
Richard McVicker is one of those guys who when he runs in to an obstacle, immediately starts looking for a solution. We ran into him and his banjo picks in the exhibit hall during the IBMA World of Bluegrass convention in
As they celebrate their 20th Anniversary this month, Virginia luthiers Jeff Huss and Mark Dalton are preparing to introduce a new dreadnaught guitar model to their traditional line. The Pilgrim is designed to be a bluegrass picker's box, with East Indian
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
Shubb has introduced a new capo to their line of products. Called the Fine Tune Capo, it is designed for guitar and banjo players who prefer the U-shaped, screw-activated models which have been especially popular among bluegrass musicians of late. This
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
Over the next few days we will describe some of the new items for bluegrass folks introduced in the Exhibit Hall during the IBMA's World of Bluegrass convention earlier this month, and a few that were new to us. First up
Güglingen, Germany. Day 8 of European tour: We just wrapped up a show at the Altes Theater in Heilbronn, Germany. As with last week’s show in Prague, this was a double bill with Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley. It’s a charming
