One of the most influential bluegrass songwriters of his time, Randall Hylton was recently honored with induction into the Blue Ridge Music Hall Of Fame, based at the Wilkes Heritage Museum in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Born in in southwest Virginia, he
This past Saturday, the audience at the Grand Ole Opry got a special treat when the Vincent Family, a la The Sally Mountain Show, reunited for a set of Gospel songs. Rhonda Vincent and her brothers Darrin and Brian Vincent
Kentucky's Wolfpen Branch has a new single with a lyric video available this week. The band is a mashup of experienced grassers from the Louisville and Lexington region, and got its start as Hancock & Shouse, taken from singers and songwriters
A good many readers enjoyed the video produced last summer by the San Francisco Opera which featured banjoist supreme Béla Fleck and operatic mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton. It was one of several collaboration projects commissioned by SFO for a series they
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced that legendary banjo player and singer Charlie Poole will be inducted as a member in the 2022 class. Poole led a short and highly volatile life, but was quite popular along with
This past Saturday, April 9, the Saturday Morning program on CBS television, featured a live performance from Molly Tuttle and her crack bluegrass band, Golden Highway. Well... almost live. They had pre-recorded the segment earlier in the week, but they did
The Grand Ole Opry has a very special treat on offer this Saturday, April 16, when Rhonda and Darrin Vincent, along with their families, will reunite on the Opry stage for an exclusive Sally Mountain Show performance. Sally Mountain Show was
Pinecastle Records has a new video to share for the single, Who's Gonna Tell The Story, recorded by Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, but the song - and the video - have a unique back story. In fact, Lorraine feels a
Elephant Grass in Nairobi, Kenya, a recipient of a 2022 Arnold Shultz Fund grant The IBMA Foundation has announced the distribution of more than $19,000 in 2022 grants from its Arnold Shultz Fund, dedicated to educational activities to increase the participation of people
Rhonda Vincent had a big time at the 2022 Grammy Awards last Sunday in Las Vegas. Though she didn't come home with a trophy, she did enjoy the spirit and the camaraderie among artists that the occasion allows. Plus she
