Popular Nashville fiddler, songwriter, and producer Glen Duncan is recovering from a series of strokes suffered on December 20. He is hospitalized at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center where his improvement over the past several days has been described by
Mason Via and Waverly Leonard at Moore's Knob (12/23/23) - photo © Shane Sargent A Christmas bluegrass proposal! And an extra romantic one at that. On December 23, Mason Via, he of Old Crowe Medicine Show and a bluegrass record deal with
Arkansas bluegrass artist Pam Setser has been singled out for special notice, and will receive the 2024 Arkansas Governor's Arts Award for her lifetime's work in traditional music, and for her work in Arts Community Development in the state. Bluegrass's know
Emi Sunshine at the 2023 Young Entertainer Awards in Los Angeles - photo © RachelSolarioPhotography When EmiSunshine showed up at the 2023 Young Entertainer Awards in Los Angeles earlier this month, she only expected to perform the two songs she had
Christmas is all about gift giving and spreading cheer. Lincoln Hensley and Aynsley Porchak, banjoist and fiddler, respectively, with the Tennessee Bluegrass Band, have done just that. The talented young duo became a conduit and provided musical instrument donations to
Damage at the building that houses Huber Banjos and Cumberland Acoustic after tornados (12/11/23) The series of tornados that hit near Nashville this past Saturday evening caused a huge amount of property damage, and cost the lives of six people. It
The 2023 Steve Martin Banjo Prize, initiated by Martin in 2010 to bring recognition to worthy practitioners of the banjo, has been awarded to the late Terry Baucom. It had been hoped that it could be awarded to Terry while
Tyler White, fiddler with Breaking Grass, and Mallory Turner were married yesterday (12/7) on the island of St. Lucia. The small, private ceremony was held at Sandals Grand St Lucian Resort. Talk about a destination wedding! The couple met through friends
Austin Scelzo, fiddler with Rock Hearts and On The Trail, has been chosen as a recipient of the 2023 Connecticut Art Hero award. Since 2016, the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development has selected award winners from all across the
Deering Banjos has come up with a creative way to celebrate Giving Tuesday, auctioning three banjos for charity, in conjunction with several of their endorsing artists. Giving Tuesday is a relatively new movement, launched in 2012, as an opportunity to promote
