• Stompin ’76 – whose farm?

    This past weekend marked the 30th anniversary of Stompin' 76, a huge music festival held near Galax, VA. Estimates of the attendance ranged between 70,000 and 100,000 people over three days. The festival was promoted by Hal Abramson, a young

  • The Del McCoury Band shine in new arenas

    This post is a contribution from Richard Thompson, a founding member of the British Bluegrass Music Association. He is also a longstanding contributor to British Bluegrass News, a quarterly print publication where he also briefly served as editor. He wrote

  • Darrell Scott t-shirt and CD giveaway

    Here at Bluegrass Today we've teamed up with Darrell Scott to bring you the opportunity to win an autographed copy of his new CD The Invisible Man, along with a Darrell Scott t-shirt. All you have to do is go

  • Charlie Derrington accident in Nashville paper

    Charlie Derrington's tragic death in a senseless accident on Tuesday night has received some attention in The Tennessean, the primary daily paper in Nashville. The details are not pleasant for any friend of Charlie's to contemplate. His funeral will be

  • News and new models from Tranjo

    We heard recently from Sam Farris, developer of the Tranjo Travel Banjo. His company had a humble beginning, to wit, Sam's desire for a practice banjo he could easily disassemble and reassemble when traveling. He built one himself with a

  • Charlie Derrington, drunk driving victim

    Charlie Derrington, long time employee of the Gibson company and a noted luthier, was killed last night while riding his motorcycle in west Nashville. He was struck by a suspected drunk driver who was traveling against traffic on Briley Parkway,

  • Welcome Mikayla Rose Harris

    We just got word that Mickey Harris, bass player and vocalist with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, is a new proud papa! Mikayla Rose Harris arrived yesterday (7/31) at 9:48 Central Time, and weighed in at 7 lbs., 7 oz. Congratulations

  • Ron Block comments on his new Huber

    We posted an announcement last week of the new Huber Ron Block model banjo. It is a near-replica of the pre war Granada Ron has been playing for many years, which was designed and will be marketed with his cooperation. Ron,