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Friday at Christmas in the Smokies combined young bluegrass musicians and a legend in the music. The day opened with Salt and Light, the Moore Family Band. The siblings range from twenty one years of age down to eleven. They

When Western Pennsylvania's Allegheny Drifters take the stage in 2017. Banjo player Jim Scott has left the group, and they've made a two-for-one swap, bringing in the husband/wife team of Michele Kirkby-Vance on fiddle and Radford Vance on banjo to fill his spot. The

Charity begins at Home. So it’s said. But it helps the homeless also. That’s the aim of the Eddie and Martha Adcock, Tom Gray, Gene Johnson, and Valerie Smith. The Adcocks have supported the homeless for over 15 years. As Martha Adcock

It has been a big week for bluegrass heavyweights, Blue Highway. On the heel of Tuesday’s announcement that their latest album, Original Traditional, received a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album , their long-anticipated “Fan Appreciation Concert” has been rescheduled for April

Lorraine Jordan opened Thursday at Christmas in the Smokies as the MC. She and Tim White have been sharing the duties. Lorraine’s father, Royce, is usually the emcee, but is home with a case of pneumonia. We all need to

WAMU's Bluegrass Country, and the Bluegrass Country Foundation who plan to take over management of the station next year, have announced a five week extension in their December 31 deadline to transfer ownership. The Foundation was created for the express purpose of assuming

Can there be a bluegrass or old time musician more consistently entertaining than Norman Blake? He's been flatpicking his guitar and singing songs that celebrate a simple life and the old time ways since 1972, delivering a series of cherished

The fires in Gatlinburg have been extinguished, but the flame of hope still burns brightly. This year’s edition of Christmas in the Smokies, presented by Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road, kicked off Wednesday afternoon. Lorraine announced that the festival will

Alabama's David Davis is celebrating 30 years in bluegrass music during 2014, which he will cap off by accepting an induction into the National Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame in August. Davis, along with his Warrior River Boys, has been