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Bluegrass lovers in central Virginia and beyond have known the name 'Sweet Brenda' for some time. As a radio host, Brenda Lawson has been heard on The Bluegrass Jamboree for years now, first with her husband, Calvin, on the Sweet

There's a new group recently formed in East Tennessee, made up of four familiar faces on the young bluegrass scene. They take their name from a prominent ridge in the region which can bee seen driving along I-81. Welcome, everyone,

Those who follow the world of banjos already know that Greg Deering, founder of the Deering Banjo Company, has retired from the day-to-day operation of the business. He and his wife Janet, who served as CEO, have turned those duties

Peden and Payton Williams wedding (3/1/25) - photo © Taylor Holley Gospel Plowboys' banjoist, Peden Williams, married fiddler, Payton Brown, on Saturday, March 1, in a music-filled ceremony at The Abbey in Salisbury, NC. Peden explained, "It's an old church turned into

Long time bassist/vocalist, and all-around popular Nashville personality, Ernie Sykes, died on Wednesday, March 5, of natural causes. He was 64 years of age. Known for his easy-going nature as much as his musicianship, he was a perennial member of Nashville's

The Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival, held annually for nearly 30 years in Jackson County, KY, has announced that the June 2024 event will have been their last, owing to the sudden passing of promoter Phillip Akemon last fall. Phillip Akemon was

We haven’t discussed haiku much lately, and I'm not sure with all that's going on in the country and the world, if anyone has noticed. You'll just have to trust me on this. Haiku, for those who've missed all the earlier

Mandolinist and photographer Akira Otsuka and Gary Kopp have spent a great deal of time putting together this tribute to the great John Duffey, co-founder of both The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene. It includes audio from a get-together

Crucial Country, 1st Place Band, at the 2025 Star Fiddlers' Convention - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock The 98th annual Star Fiddlers' Convention is now in the books. The long-running acoustic talent contest ran over four hours and attracted more than

Excitement continues to build as the second single off the highly-anticipated Arcadia album from Alison Krauss and Union Station, set to drop March 28 on Down The Road Records, has officially arrived. This is the very first track to feature