This weekend, on October 19, Johnson City, TN will be celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Johnson City Sessions, among the first commercial recordings of traditional mountain music ever made, captured by the Columbia Records company in October of 1928.
Raymond Fairchild, noted banjo player, entertainer, and western North Carolina icon, died yesterday following a heart attack. He was 80 years of age. Fairchild was born and lived most of his life in and around Cherokee, NC, and is himself half-Cherokee
Tim Shelton first came to prominence in bluegrass when NewFound Road hit the scene back in 2001. With Tim out front as lead singer, the band recorded three albums for Mountain Home Music, and three more for Rounder before largely
The Department of Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University has announced the addition of two new faculty members familiar to the bluegrass and old time community. Jon Weisberger will come on board as an adjunct, serving
Morning Glory Music, the Gospel imprint of the Mountain Fever Music Group, has released a new single today from The Gospel Plowboys. This popular sextet from North Carolina are easily recognizable by their distinctive stage attire - denim bibs, white
Dara Denman has announced the formation of her new agency, which will represent bluegrass artists. There can be no doubt that Dara knows bluegrass. She grew up in a bluegrass household - her dad was an early guitar and mandolin picker
Bluegrass lovebirds Darin & Brooke Aldridge have signed jointly with Morris Public Relations and Alison Auerbach Public Relations in Nashville for publicity and artist development services. The two companies have worked together in this way for nearly 25 years, providing their expertise
Dobro master Rob Ickes is the first instructor on a new online teaching site from Big Music Tent. Rob's Reso Room went live just this morning, and Big Music Tent is offering two weeks of free access to the 15 hours
This past Tuesday evening, the Po' Ramblin' Boys fulfilled the lifelong dream of every bluegrass picker when they appeared on the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville. The Boys have been on an upward trajectory since they appeared on the scene
The bluegrass scene along the US gulf coast lost one of their biggest champions last week when Pat Murphy died at his home in Mobile, AL. He was 67 years of age, and passed after an exhaustive battle with a
