• Congratulations Dax and Sarah Lewis!

    On October 18, Dax Lewis and Sarah Logan were married in a simple home wedding. Dax is the banjo player with the David Parmley Band, and bluegrass fans recall Sarah from her time playing fiddle and singing with Wilson Banjo

  • Welcome Daisy Mullins!

    Another bluegrass baby! Daniel Mullins, popular bluegrass radio host on Real Roots Radio, and manager of the twice-yearly Industrial Strength Bluegrass festivals, and his wife, Santana, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Daisy Belle Mullins was born on October 11,

  • Congratulations Bronwyn & Jason!

    Bronwyn Keith-Hynes and Jason Carter fiddle their vows on the Opry - photo © Jay Strausser It was the highlight of the bluegrass society season in Nashville when Bronwyn Keith-Hynes married Jason Carter at the Grand Ole Opry House on Tuesday,

  • Welcome Hillie Tyree!

    More great news from The Kody Norris Show! Banjo player Josiah Tyree and his wife, Cassie, are celebrating the birth of their second child. Hillie Ann Tyree was born on Sunday, September 29th at 6:04 a.m. She made her appearance weighing

  • Drink a beer, change your strings with D’Addario

    As part of their 50th anniversary celebration, the D'Addario company, purveyor of the fine musical instrument strings preferred by many bluegrass players, have announced a number of special items as part of the commemoration. The company makes more than the strings

  • ToneSlabs pick for western North Carolina

    David Welch and Frank Solivan and their ToneSlabs pick company have designed a special commemorative pick, honoring the brave people of western North Carolina who have endured such devastation in the wake of Hurricane Helene. It is engraved with the outline

  • Celebration of Life for Ben Eldridge

    Chris Eldridge at the Celebration of Life for Ben Eldridge - photo © Jeromie Stephens This past Sunday, September 29, friends and family gathered in Fredericksburg, VA to honor the memory of Ben Eldridge, legendary founding banjo player with The Seldom

  • Bluegrass Today at World of Bluegrass 2024

    Well, it's happening agin. The 2024 World of Bluegrass has begun in Raleigh, NC, the final year here before the event moves to Chattanooga, TN for 2025-26. Bluegrass Today is here in person, along with a full component of correspondents and

  • Lester Flatt’s D-18 for sale at auction

    The 1942 Martin D-18 (#81197) once owned by Lester Flatt, which we reported on last spring, has been listed for sale by auction at Heritage Auctions online. As the story goes, this is the guitar that Lester bought when he joined