A large crowd gathered on Monday afternoon inside the music hall of Denton FarmPark, home of the Southeast's Old Threshers' Reunion, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver's Bluegrass Festival, and the Country Christmas Train. They weren't there to be entertained, but came
Eileen Carson Schatz always knew how to throw a party. The one she planned for Monday was one those fortunate enough to attend will talk about for years to come. Eileen died last Wednesday. In her final days, her body ravaged
Singer/songwriter Claire Lynch, with whom John Starling shared a musical collaboration in the country-rock band Ready Section, speaks eloquently about the considerable impact that Starling had on her career. "These are sad days indeed for a gal
John Starling, who possessed one of the most cultured voices in bluegrass music, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at his Fredericksburg, Virginia, home. From 1971, when the Seldom Scene was formed, to 1977 when he left the band, Starling
Thayer Washer, best known for his time with Connie Gately and Babe Lofton and the Backwoods Boys, passed away on December 12, 2017, at the age of 88. He was a resident of Madison, Tennessee. Thayer Maxwell Washer was born on
Mac Wiseman, among the last of the original era bluegrass artists, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019. Born Malcolm Bell Wiseman in Crimora, Virginia, on May 23, 1925, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
"Bluegrass enthusiasts form a closeknit family of brothers and sisters, brought together by our love of bluegrass music. Last month, we lost a brother, Alan Perdue, when he succumbed to a long battle with cirrhosis of the liver," shared friend
Arrangements have been announced for a funeral service for Mac Wiseman. It will be held tomorrow, February 27, at the Spring Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery in Nashville. The family will greet visitors from noon to 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home,
Bluegrass song-writing legend Pete Goble passed away on July 25, 2018. He was suffering from pneumonia and confined to Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Wyandotte, Michigan, when he died at aged 86. John ‘Pete’ Goble was born on April 24, 1932, and
A Celebration of Life ceremony is scheduled for today at noon (EST) for the late Roy Clark, who passed away last week at 85. The memorial is open to the public, and will be held at the Rhema Bible Church in Broken
