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Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, May 2021 - photo by Frank Baker As we share this first gallery of Frank Baker's photos from the Spring 2021 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, please allow us a moment to note how wonderful it is to see bluegrass

Very close friend of Bill Monroe's and Bean Blossom attendee for over 55 years, James 'Jim' Peva passed away on May 5, 2021. He was 92 years old.  James Richard Peva was born near Evansville, Indiana, on May 7, 1928, spending

This look back to the first time Hot Rize visited France in 1980 comes in three parts. First we have the recollections of Charley Sifaqui, a French journalist, banjo picker, and bluegrass lover who had the honor of accompanying the

Ralph Stanley II has just announced a very special way to celebrate the 75th year that The Clinch Mountain Boys have been on the road. Owing to ongoing changes in the COVID-19 restrictions in his native Virginia, Stanley will host a

John Hickman, noted California banjo player, died on May 11 following a long illness. He passed away quietly in his sleep, at home with his wife, Sue, by his side. He was 78 years of age. Though known largely for his

The Station Inn, long Nashville's home for live bluegrass music, has announced that they will host a Celebration of Life this coming weekend for owner J.T. Gray, who passed away in March.  Friends and admirers are invited to meet at The

Rhonda Vincent has announced Zack Arnold as the newest member of her touring band, The Rage, taking the spot recently vacated by Josh Williams, who left to be closer to his young children. Arnold had been working as mandolinist with Sideline

We finally caught up with Josh Williams last night to discuss his surprise announcement over the weekend that he was leaving his position as guitarist and vocalist with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. In fact, Josh isn't so much leaving Rhonda,

South Carolina's Albino Skunk Festival has announced that proceeds from their annual charity bicycle ride, deTour deSkunk, will be donated this year to Patton Wages, banjo player with Volume Five, who suffered a stroke earlier this year. Patton was fortunate that

Stan Alford, a familiar face at bluegrass festivals across the Carolinas, passed away on Sunday, May 2. He was 67 years of age. A dedicated bluegrass lover, Stan was affectionately known as "Stan the flyer man" by his festival friends. For