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Jennifer Homerding and Alex Hibbitts are celebrating the birth last Saturday of their first child. Camden Alexander Hibbitts was born on October 16 at 9:30 a.m. in Sevierville, TN. He arrived at 8 lbs, 15 oz, stretching out to 21.5''. Poor Jennifer

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Having heard the haunting tones of Ashokan Farewell, a waltz in D major composed by Jay Ungar in September 1982 and used in the soundtrack to Ken Burns' documentary series Civil War, few of us can

A Cut Above from Bedford, Virginia was awarded top honors on October 15 in the Virginia Folk Music Association’s Virginia State Bluegrass Contest. Nine bands competed from across the state at the Chesterfield Fairgrounds outside of Richmond for the $1000

Mississippi's Breaking Grass has created a music video for Annie, the first single from their new album, Warning Signs. Annie is a feel-good song about how a one-night hookup turned into a beautiful relationship, set in a wild west envirnonment. The

Pinecastle Records has announced November 3 as the release for Next New Heartbreak, their debut project with singer and multi-instrumentalist Brad Hudson. The North Carolina native is currently working as reso man with Sideline and, over the years, his career has

Mountain Home Music has released a new music video for Donna Ulisse, from her current album Breakin' Easy. The songs is Back Home Feelin' Again, written by Donna and Marc Rossi, and while it's not actually the title cut, it should

The Friends of Al Batten Bluegrass Jam was hosted Sunday October 15 at The Farm in Selma, NC by Johnny Ridge, Lori Batten McLamb and Hospice of Johnston County, NC. Many family members and friends were there to celebrate this

Nechville Banjos has announced its newest model, the Aries Heli-Mount model. Design-wise, the company sorts of works both ends against the middle. They make some of the most exotic, futuristic banjos in the world - especially in their electric line -

Here's a familiar story... A group of guys meet up at school and form a band. It happens in every sort of music, but how often do you hear it about a bluegrass band in the northeast of England? But that's exactly

Contest host Tim Timberlake with the winners of the 2017 Scott Street Five String Finals - photo by Samson Trinh Saturday, October 14, was the date for the Scott Street Five String Finals, held as a part of the Richmond Folk