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Welcome to what I hope will be a semi-regular (better make that “irregular”) feature here. Based on some of the well-known etiquette-oriented advice columns of the past, like “Dear Abby” and “Miss Manners,” I will periodically wear the hat (High

Ashley Nicole Nale and Gary Hultman were married this past Saturday, September 2, at The Barn at Heritage Farm in Dobson, NC. Both the bride and groom are bluegrass musicians. Gary plays reso-guitar and sings with The Boxcars, while Ashley plays

Del McCoury Band at the 2017 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker Frank Baker was on hand for this past weekend's Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival, and captured a great many images of the action on stage. Here is

We hear from time to time about bluegrass artists who go on to achieve greater success in pop music, but rarely does the story go the other way. Until we get to Bernie Faulker. As a young man, he was touring

Nashville's Farm Hands made a trip to Missouri recently to film an appearance for a movie, A Date With The Eclipse, set for release in 2018. Produced by Cliff House for Fly Bye Films, the movie is a faith-based project, a

We've received a number of very encouraging reports from the Fairchild family regarding Raymond's recovery from a serious tractor accident on August 20. While mowing the grass on a hillside, the tractor flipped and landed on him, resulting in multiple

The 2017 Grand Master Fiddler Championship was held this past weekend at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Prizes to 19th place were awarded in the open division, and to ten places in the traditional and youth

Wendy Thatcher with Eddie Adcock and IInd Generation (June 1970) - photo © Larry Marschall Jan Erin “Wendy” Thatcher, best known in bluegrass for her association with Eddie Adcock, passed away on August 28, 2017. She has been described as “a powerhouse

Sideline at the 2017 SamJam - photo by Mike Runyon You probably already know that Sideline is a fun-loving bunch of bluegrass pickers. A band that started out specifically as a part time, or sideline venture, they have become one of

Our story back in July about The Handsome Ladies generated a lot of interest. This group of ladies who pick formed after meeting at the Grass Valley festival in California, and discovering that they were all learning to play, and