• Congratulations Wayne and Pamela!

    What could be lovelier than a fall bluegrass wedding? But this one comes with a twist - the bride and groom are about to celebrate their tenth grandchild between them! Wayne Taylor, former leader of US Navy Band Country Current, and

  • Welcome Henry Lorentzen!

    Congratulations to Jasper Lorentzen, bass player with The Po' Ramblin' Boys, and his wife, Sofia, on the birth of their second child last week. Henry Lorentz Lorentzen was born on October 9 in Knoxville, TN. He made his entrance weighing in

  • Welcome Benjamin Chapman!

    Congratulations to Jason and Kimberly Chapman, who are celebrating the birth of their third son! Jason has been the bass player with The Chapmans, and partners with his two brothers in owning and managing The Acoustic Shoppe in Springfield, MO, which

  • Daniel Mullins and Santana Bell engaged

    What is it about the COVID shutdowns and marriage proposals? Perhaps the inside togetherness this year has sparked the love bug, or emboldened some future grooms to pop the question. In any event, Daniel Mullins, a longtime Bluegrass Today contributor and

  • Melody Williamson and Geoffrey Keyes engaged

    Today is a day that Melody Williamson won't soon forget. This afternoon, the talented fiddler and singer with Williamson Branch accepted the 2020 Momentum Vocalist Award during IBMA's Momentum Awards ceremony, streamed virtually online. And this evening she has announced her

  • Colin Ray and Kathleen Burnett engaged

    We are delighted to announce the engagement of a new bluegrass power couple, Kathleen Burnett and Colin Ray. Kathleen has performed with her family for several years as The Burnett Sisters, and Colin partners with established bluegrass entertainer Jeff Parker as

  • Gallagher Guitar Company lives on with new ownership

    Since 1965, the Gallagher Guitar Co. has been building high quality, handmade acoustic guitars in Tennessee. Treasured by flatpickers and finger style guitarists alike, these fine instruments attained global recognition when the great Doc Watson acquired one of their G-50