Pat Morris, Anysley Porchak, and Lincoln Hensley present check Back at the beginning of December, we shared information about an auction being run on Facebook to sell Sonny Osborne's Stelling Sonflower prototype banjo, as a benefit for the IBMA Trust Fund. This
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Becky Isaacs Bowman now recovering at home
We heard yesterday from John Bowman with an update on his wife, Becky Isaacs Bowman's, medical condition. As regular readers may recall, Becky, part of the popular bluegrass/gospel group, The Isaacs, was seriously injured in an auto accident on December
Carl Jackson soothes a savage beast with his music, i.e., his grandson
The holidays are a time for families to gather. The young congregate with the not-so-young. It makes for a special occasion when we can appreciate and experience multi-generational love among our relatives. Sometimes, the youngest can become tired, fretful, and not
Break-in at Nashville’s The Violin Shop – instruments stolen
The Violin Shop on 8th Avenue, in the Berry Hill area of Nashville, was broken into on Sunday, December 18, at about 5:11-5:13 a.m. local time. The intruder busted in the partly glazed front door with a sledgehammer, stole five violins,
Becky Buller’s 5th annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest!
Don't be late! It's time for the annual Becky Buller Ugly Christmas Sweater contest on Facebook. Post a photo of yourself in your best ugly Christmas sweater for a chance to win valuable prizes from Becky and her 2022 contest guests,
Becky Isaacs Bowman injured in auto accident
Bluegrass gospel singer, musician and songwriter, Becky Isaacs Bowman, of The Isaacs, was involved in an serious auto accident on Friday near her home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. She was in a head-on collision which left her with broken bones, requiring emergency
Recording King Madison open back banjo
Recording King has introduced a new open back banjo for clawhammer players, the Madison RK-0T26 Whyte Laydie model. It has been designed to offer the features old time musicians demand at the lower price point that offshoring allows. The RK-OT26 is
Todd Taylor hospitalized with COVID
Popular South Carolina banjo player Todd Taylor, known for his unique style of rock 'n' roll banjo, has been hospitalized with COVID 19. He is said to be in stable condition, but his doctors are watching him closely as he
Steve Gulley memorial scholarship launched by Crandall Creek
West Virginia bluegrass band Crandall Creek has launched a college scholarship to assist young grassers with tuition costs, and honor the memory of the late bluegrass singer and songwriter, Steve Gulley. "Steve Gulley was noted for his work with youth throughout
Ron Landis and his sterling silver finger picks
Do you have a banjo or reso-guitar player on your shopping list who is hard to buy for? Or maybe a guitarist who uses fingerpicks? Well here's an idea... how about a set of fingerpicks or a thumbpick hand cut and