Bluegrass At Large

No... that's not a stigmata on Russ Carson's right hand. The crackerjack banjo picker with Ricky Skaggs is just off a full month of banjo rest following carpal tunnel surgery. This inflammatory disorder has afflicted a number of banjo players. It

During the summer of 1972, a movie called Deliverance shook things up in the United States. The film itself, and its intensely negative portrayal of residents of the Appalachian region of northern Georgia offered a view of mountain folk that

The Mandolin Store in Lebanon, OH, among the most celebrated and dedicated retailers of mandolin family instruments in the world, is hosting a special raffle this month with proceeds to benefit noted bluegrass fiddler and songwriter Glen Duncan, who is

Sally and Matthew Ziesing, professional musicians who have individually and collectively performed with notables such as Rhonda Vincent, Little Roy & Lizzy, and the US Navy Band Country Current, announce the birth of their baby girl, Faye Monroe Ziesing, born

Sarah Church Fowlkes, one half of the twin sister singing duo, The Church Sisters, and her husband Jonathon Fowlkes, are celebrating the birth of their first child. James Ryland Fowlkes was born on January 24 at 4:19 a.m. at Virginia Baptist

Tom Nechville has announced this week that manufacturing for his Nechville Musical Products company in Minnesota is set to shutter at the end of this month, with all building and operations moving to his new home in Sisters, OR. A facility

Lifelong grasser Darrell Webb, familiar to bluegrass lovers from his current gig with Appalachian Road Show, as well as earlier work with Lonesome River Band and Rhonda Vincent, as well as his own solo career, has announced the official grand

Maddie Dalton, bass player with Sister Sadie, suffered an injury this past Saturday in the lobby of the Music City Sheraton hotel during the SPBGMA convention in Nashville. She was at SPBGMA to be a presenter with her bandmates on the

Stephen Burwell, fiddler with Authentic Unlimited, is celebrating more than just a new single this week. He and his wife, Haley, are overjoyed to welcome their first child, a baby girl named Lydia. Lydia Marie Burwell was born on January 18

Popular bluegrass performer and noted luthier Rick Faris is set to be inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame as part of their 2024 class. Induction will take place during a ceremony and concert on Saturday, April 20 at