In an article earlier this month, we mentioned that Nechville and the BanjoHangout would be working together on a raffle to benefit long time grasser Jack Hatfield, who lost nearly everything he owned in the wildfires that ravaged Pigeon Forge
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Kathy Boyd takes silver in 2016 Global Music Awards
Kathy Boyd, of Portland, Oregon's Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising, has been awarded a silver medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Song and Lyrics category of the 2016 Global Music Awards. The award was given for her song, Who Will
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Gary Hultman and Ashley Nale to be wed
We're awfully proud to report that there's going to be another bluegrass wedding in the future, folks. On Christmas Day, Gary Hultman of the Boxcars asked Ashley Nicole Nale of The Loose Strings Band to be his bride. While an
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Deering introduces two steel string Goodtime banjo-guitars
In response to ongoing customer requests, Deering Banjos has introduced a pair of steel stringed, six string Goodtime banjos to their catalog. Both are strung like a guitar, making it a simple thing for guitarists to make banjo sounds without
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Last minute gift ideas for your favorite pickers
While some of you have probably had all of your Christmas presents bought and wrapped since before Thanksgiving, others are still scouring WalMart, the Internet, and your local music stores for last-minute gifts. If you’re struggling to find something for
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Banjo Babes Calendar #4
They're back - for the fourth year in a row. That's right, the Banjo Babes Calendar for 2017 is now available, featuring both a full-sized calendar with high quality art photos of female banjo pickers, plus an audio CD with songs
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Benny Birchfield stabbed
Benny Birchfield and Jean Shepard pose with a friend Benny Birchfield, the singer of the third part in the Osborne Brothers’ band during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and 79-year-old widower of the recently-deceased country music singer Jean Shepard, was
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Nechville joins in Gatlinburg relief efforts
Nechville Musical Products is the latest bluegrass-oriented company to lend a hand to the relief efforts following the east Tennessee wildfires last month. The banjo builders were especially struck by the total destruction to the home and business of Pigeon Forge
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Hiroshi Arakawa injury update
The international bluegrass world was shocked by the news over Thanksgiving that Hiroshi Arakawa, a Japanese student living in North Carolina while learning to improve his bluegrass skills at East Tennessee State University, was seriously injured in an auto accident
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Congratulations Jamie and Erin Sparks
Jamie Sparks, banjo player with The Bluegrass Brothers, was married to Erin Melton on December 10 at the Ruritan Club in Rustburg VA. The young couple had been dating this past two years. After a honeymoon in the Bahamas, they will