Fog Holler at Grevengrass in Greven, Germany - photo by Kianna Mott-Smith Fog Holler is a young bluegrass band from Portland, OR with a modern approach to this traditional art form. Or as they like to say, It’s a new shade of
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Barcelona Bluegrass Jam finds a new home – two even!
This report on the fate of the popular Barcelona Bluegrass Jam is a contribution from Michael Luchtan, an American bluegrass enthusiast living in Spain. This regular meeting had recently lost its long time home, which had provided a home for
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Congratulations Benjamin and Nadia Agnew
Benjamin Agnew, bassist with Ireland's Cup O'Joe, was married on April 30 to Nadia Petcoff in her native Argentina. The couple met through friends, 7,000 miles apart. They were introduced online, and quickly developed a relationship through a shared interest in
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Earl’s Granada makes it to the Country Music Hall of Fame
On Monday afternoon, the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum officially accepted the donation of Earl Scruggs' iconic Granada banjo into their permanent collection. This is the legendary banjo that Earl obtained in a swap with Don Reno in 1949,
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Meet Dr. Rodney Dillard!
On May 19, Rodney Dillard, the lone surviving original member of The Dillards, who introduced bluegrass music, Ozark style, to America on television in the 1960s as the Darling family on The Andy Griffith Show, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate
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Stolen banjo finds its way home after 42 years
David Luttrell with Karl Smakula, who ended up with his stolen banjo Mississippi banjoist David Luttrell's original pre-war Gibson RB-00 banjo was stolen in 1981. After a 42 year search and a bit of luck, the two were recently reunited. "That was
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Ryan Paisley, the new Vice Mayor of Clayton, DE
Ryan Paisley, son of bluegrass icon Danny Paisley, and mandolinist in his dad's band, The Southern Grass, has just been appointed as Vice Mayor for the town where he lives, Clayton, DE. That's right, the 23 year old Ryan, the third
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Lester Flatt’s 1942 Martin D-18
Readers so enjoyed our feature last week on Earl Scruggs' D-18 Martin guitar, that we thought we would post this report from Matthew Tessier and Alan W. Tompkins about Lester Flatt's earlier model D-18. It was recently published on the
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Scott Napier relates a bluegrass act of kindness
Braxton Miller, Scott Napier, and Steve Mead Scott Napier recently shared a story with us that demonstrates the wonderful spirit of giving we find in the bluegrass community. One of his music students received a special gift from another student, even
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Lincoln Hensley and the pursuit of Earl Scruggs’ guitar
Earl Scruggs with his1955 Martin D-18 (Clemson University, 1964) - photo courtesy of Collectiques Lincoln Hensley, banjoist with Tennessee Bluegrass Band, is a young man with an old soul. To be so few in years, he has amassed extensive knowledge of