Bluegrass At Large

One of the biggest guitarists in bluegrass - who also generates a giant sound - is Tony Wray, with Blue Mafia. A large man, who pulls a large tone, Tony is known to put the pick to the string with

Last week, Lorraine Jordan made the journey from her home in North Carolina, along with her band, to perform at the Ardara Bluegrass Festival held in Donegal in northwestern Ireland. There she did sets of her own material with Carolina

Lorraine Jordan is over in Ireland, along with her group, Carolina Road, and The Garrett Newton Band, to perform at the 10th Annual Ardara Bluegrass Festival in Donegal this weekend. Getting there a day or two early, she took the chance

Share America officers award Owen Schinkel the the 2017 Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship: James Pelt, Randall Franks, Owen Schinkel, Gary Knowles and Jimmy Terrell. Photo by Ryan Stinson The Share America Foundation has chosen Owen Schinkel, a first year student in

Peterson Strobe Tuners has introduced the latest enhancement in its line of clip-on tuners, the StroboClip HD. But first, a little history about the company and strobe tuners... Peterson has been at the forefront in electronic tuning technology since they were founded

On Saturday July 8, Jessie Baker, banjo player with Dailey & Vincent, was married to Gabrielle Bowers in Indianapolis, where both of them grew up. The two have been dating this past dozen years since they first met at Bean Blossom

Sad news for bluegrass pickers in central Kentucky... The long-running bluegrass jam hosted the first Thursday of each month at Sonny's Bar-B-Q in Nicholasville, just south of Lexington, has been shut down. Charlie Hall, banjo player and popular local bluegrass radio

As those of us in the United States celebrate Independence Day today, what better music to accompany our cookouts and fireworks than bluegrass? Nothing goes with the rockets’ red glare and bombs bursting in air quite like the ring of

Dave Evans (center) with his sons, Tracy and Todd We've commented in the past here at Bluegrass Today about the fact that many of our top entertainers pass from this earth without much in the way of property or savings. A

Pinecastle Records has announced the opening of their own recording studio, located near their home office in Piedmont, SC. Called Bonfire Recording Studio, it will serve as the primary venue for Pinecastle artists to record, but will also function as