Bluegrass At Large

Longtime bluegrass and country music icon, Ronnie Reno, has announced that he will retire from the business after this year is over. Over a six decade career that started when he was 7 years old, Ronnie stood alongside some of the

HoosierDevil, an acoustic-oriented event and artist management agency in Asheville, NC, has seen a transfer of ownership. As of January 1, 2019, the company which had been launched and run by Steve Johnson this past five years, has been purchased

If you are part of young bluegrass Nashville, this story won't be news to you. A popular member of that set, Justin Hiltner, is undergoing treatment for colorectal cancer, and a GoFundMe page has been established to help him cover

This post is a contribution from the Queen of Bluegrass herself, Rhonda Vincent. As many of us do as each year comes to a close, she was looking through photos and memories from 2018, and came across this picture of

Greg Fields, a popular instructor in the Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic, and Country music program at East Tennessee State University, apparently suffered a stroke on December 27. According to his wife, Mary Anne, he was taken from home to the ER

Traditionalists in Atlanta, GA are aghast at a proposal to tear down an old building that music historians regard as an important icon in country music, to build a high-rise resort branded with Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville theme. The site is on

This one particular chilly November weekend found my wife Missy and I heading to the Cincinnati/Covington Kentucky region. We were on our way to Bob and Rita Small's beautiful home in Taylor Mill for some promo work for our festival,

As we savor the post-Christmas glow - or spend the day in the ring, as per Chris Jones - perhaps we have time for one more feel-good holiday story. This one comes from Kimberly Williams, proprietress of East Public Relations,

Andy Thorn, fearless banjo player for Leftover Salmon, had a bit of a mishap last week while skiing on Colorado's Copper Mountain. He took a tumble and his right ski failed to eject from the boot, and Andy's right foot

This lovely Christmas story is a contribution from Sherrie George, publicist and tour manager for Blue Highway. It is a wonderful reminder that a small action on your part can have a major impact on someone else, especially a child. Once