Jamie Deering takes over at Deering Banjos
Jamie Deering, daughter of founders Greg and Janet Deering, has been announced as the new CEO of Deering Banjos. The company, located in Spring Valley, CA,...
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2019 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies – Day 2
This report from Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies is a contribution from Melanie Wilson, principal with Wilson Pickins Promotions. Thursday was met with a burst of...
Rhonda Vincent at Tree Lighting in New York City
On December 5, Rhonda Vincent was invited to be a part of the annual New York Stock Exchange Christmas tree lighting ceremony. This event has...
Ask Sonny Anything… Up This Hill and Down
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who...
Lamar Grier passes
Lamar Grier, banjo player with Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys and the Strange Creek Singers, among other notable names, passed away on Tuesday December 10, 2019....
Alan Bibey celebrated with hometown concert
When Alan Bibey was announced as the 2019 Mandolin Player of the Year during the IBMA Awards show in Raleigh, no one was applauding louder...
2020 SPBGMA award nominees announced
The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America has announced the nominees for their 2020 Bluegrass Music Awards, to be awarded during their...
Revised edition of A Fiddler’s Guide To Moveable Shapes
A little more than two years ago we reviewed a very clever instructional book for fiddlers, written by Nashville musician John Mailander. Titled A Fiddler's...
Casey Campbell takes IBMA communications position
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the addition of Casey Campbell to its staff, taking the Director of Communication position. Casey is already...
California Report: Tyler Stegall of the High Water Line
Joel Cofield, Tyler Stegall, Tj Carskadon, Clare Armenante, and Jim Toggweiler Tyler Stegall plays banjo in the San Francisco-based band, the High Water Line. Though relatively...
