• Martha Moore to SOURCE Hall of Fame

    Martha Moore, a Nashville-based publicist who has served both the bluegrass and country music markets, will be honored later this year when she is inducted into the SOURCE Hall of Fame. SOURCE was formed in 1991 as a resource for women

  • Ken Irwin takes AirPlay Direct Award

    Ken Irwin photo at Podunk Bluegrass Festival in 2014 © Ted Lehmann Last week (on March 7, 2017) AirPlay Direct announced that they had honored Ken Irwin with their “Iconic Innovators” Award for 2017. The award is presented annually to the member

  • Thalia Capos introduces wooden flatpicks

    Thalia Capos, whose innovative clamp-style devices using exotic wood veneers to improve the aesthetic have become such a hit, have taken the next logical step in guitar accessory production. The company was founded back in 2010 when Chris Bradley, a mechanical

  • Welcome Maddox Cruby

    Another bluegrass baby! Matthew Cruby, banjo player with Steve Gulley and New Pinnacle, and his wife Melinda, welcomed a new member to the family today.We're glad to announce the birth of Maddux John Paul Cruby. Born at 12:55 p.m. on February

  • Rhonda and the Rage demonstrate Shure MOTIV

    Recently Rhonda Vincent & The Rage teamed up with the Nashville team for Shure to help them demonstrate their new MV88 stereo microphone. It's part of their MOTIV line of microphones designed specifically for use with iOS devices for home recording

  • Eddie Adcock going back in the shop

    Eddie Adcock is a true legend in the bluegrass world, known both for his ground-breaking banjo style and for being the only bionic picker in our business. He established himself quickly in the 1950s as a banjo man with Bill