• Harassment charges made against Kirt Webster

    The burgeoning cascade of sexual harassment charges being leveled against entertainment industry professionals looks to have enveloped someone prominent in the Nashville country and bluegrass scene. Kirt Webster, whose Webster Public Relations agency represents a number of familiar bluegrass acts, has

  • Crooked Road Guitar Summit in Marion, VA

    Virginia's Crooked Road invites all guitarists to attend their special Guitar Summit this weekend in Marion at the Wayne C. Henderson School of Appalachian Arts. It's being hosted in celebration of the release of their album, A Century of Heritage

  • OIBF Celebrates 21st year in Guthrie

    Byron Berline Band at the 2017 Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival - photo by Pamm Tucker As I drive down the brick-paved streets of the quaint, little Victorian city of Guthrie, OK, the town appears to be very quiet. But from October

  • More photos from Festy 2017

    Jenni Lyn Gardner with Della Mae at The Festy, 2017 - photo by Gina Elliott Proulx Here is another batch of photos from The Festy, taken by Gina Proulx. As always, she captures beautiful images, both onstage and off.

  • Jeff Morris to Molly Rose Band

    The Molly Rose Band, based in southwestern Virginia, has announced the addition of bass player Jeff Morris to the group. Jeff will also sing the bass parts in quartet numbers. Morris comes to the band after spending many years performing in

  • Onwards – Mile Twelve

    We've written a good bit about Mile Twelve in recent months. The Boston-based group has been making noise in bluegrass with their virtuosic approach to the music, clever songwriting and arrangements, a nose-to-the-grindstone attitude, and a youthful energy that appeals

  • Banjos, Bluegrass & Squirrel Barkers

    Rick Bowman, filmmaker with Backyard Green Films in San Deigo, CA has a special passion for bluegrass music. Despite his west coast location, he has family roots in Appalachia, and a long familiarity with the music and the people of

  • Jimmy Meyer seriously injured

    Jim Meyer at the Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival - photo by Tammy Harman Jimmy Meyer, formerly bass player with The MeyerBand, was badly injured last week in a fall at work. It resulted in him suffering a broken wrist, skull fractures,

  • Sister Sadie to Wilson Pickins

    Powerhouse group Sister Sadie is the latest addition to Melanie Wilson’s ever-growing roster at Wilson Pickins Promotions. The all-star female band, which racked up quite a bit of airplay and fan attention after the release of its first, self-titled album