The Epiphone instrument company, once a chief rival to Gibson guitars, mandolin, and guitars in the early part of the 20th century, became more-or-less an authorized Gibson copy builder after Gibson bought the company in 1957. Not immediately, as Epiphone
Chase Bennett (banjoist with Caroline Owens) and his wife, Maggie, of Canton, NC, welcome their firstborn, a daughter, Callie June Bennett. She came into the world at 6:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces, and measuring
Jake Workman (lead guitarist with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder) and his wife, Rebekah, also a talented bluegrass musician, welcomed their third child, Aaron Abram Workman, into their fold at 11:14 am MST on Saturday, May 18. He joins siblings:
If you are a regular viewer of new episodes of Shark Tank on ABC television, you'll remember an episode last fall where entrepreneurs Kevin McDonald and Nick Nowa took their revolutionary flatpick on the show - and won a deal
Virginia bluegrass artist Caleb Bailey was invited to sing the National Anthem last weekend at the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s National Memorial Weekend. The non-profit organization exists to honor firefighters lost in the line of duty, and to offer support
Popular bluegrass guitarist, vocalist, and band leader Rick Faris is proud to announce the Grand Opening of the new location of his business, Faris Guitar Company, and Kentucky Guitar Works this weekend in Owensboro, KY. Faris grew up in bluegrass music,
Gary Hultman, reso-guitarist with Blue Highway, and his wife, Ashley Nale Hultman, banjo player with Loose Strings, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Brody William Hultman was born on April 15 at 9:53 p.m. at Twin County Regional Healthcare
Devin Jones, a first year guitar student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, has been awarded a Fletcher Bright Endowed Scholarship to help pay for his ongoing studies. Fiddler Ruth Shumway was also chosen to receive this scholarship.
We heard yesterday from Gary Reid, who alerted us to the fact that a new production of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's bluegrass musical, Bright Star, is going to be staged next month in Bedford, VA. The Little Town Players in
The two top manufacturers of high quality musical instrument flight cases, Calton and Hoffee, have announced plans for a merger. Calton, whose molded fiberglass cases are made in Austin, TX, and Hoffee, who make their carbon fiber cases near Chicago,
