Bluegrass and Americana music have two new Nashville-based record labels dedicated to promoting their artists. Billy Blue Records and Billy Jam Records have been launched under the umbrella of Ed Leonard and Daywind Music Group. Popular bluegrass performer and writer Jerry
Another bluegrass baby! Nick Dauphinais, guitarist with the Larry Stephenson Band, and his wife Maegan, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Charlotte Anne Dauphinais came into the world on June 6 at 10:23 a.m. She weighed in at 8 lbs, 10
UPDATE 6/6: Stacy passed away yesterday evening, shortly after this story was posted. He had been in an induced coma since Sunday when he was brought to the hospital. After doctors informed his family that his brain had been without oxygen
Bluegrass fans are well familiar with Mark Schatz. He has played bass with some of our music's brightest lights, from Tony Rice and Doc Watson to Claire Lynch and Nickel Creek. His collaborations with Jerry Douglas and Béla Fleck are
Kody Norris, fearless leader and guitarist/vocalist with The Kody Norris Show has hired his fiddle player, Mary Rachel Nalley, on for a lifetime gig. The dynamic entertainer used the occasion of a recent performance before a hometown crowd at the Heritage Hall
The Kruger Brothers at the May 2018 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker After six weeks off, three surgeries and two hospital stays, banjo stylist Jens Kruger is back on the road with the Kruger Brothers. Their day-night doubleheader of
Dave Pomeroy, Jeff Syracuse, Roland White, Paul Schiminger, and Diane Bouska at the Metropolitan Council Roland White was honored this week by the Metropolitan Council, the governing authority of the greater metro region of Nashville and Davidson County, TN. He was
Deering has introduced a new model in its Golden Series line called the Rustic Wreath, designed to capture some of the vintage appeal of older instruments in an economy-minded banjo. All of their Golden Series banjos are styled like the old
I wanted to begin this week by answering some concerns raised in the comments section and elsewhere about some of the contents of my columns, whether it be alleged pinball sexism, or alleged lack of respect for traditional bluegrass lyrics.
When Blue Highway announced yesterday that Justin Moses was joining the band on reso-guitar, a great many folks wondered, "What is up with Gaven?" Gaven Largent had been playing with the band since late in 2015, and most everyone thought he