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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 redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar

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 redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar

The Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music has for the past ten years awarded a grant of $50,000 annually to a prominent 5 string banjoist which Steve and his Board of Directors have selected. The first

Though he is doing much better than last week after a fall about ten days ago, Sonny is still resting and recovering at home this week. His wife, Judy, tells us that he is showing improvement daily, but recovering from

Bluegrass Stories, the podcast featuring interviews with bluegrass personalities with Katy Daley and Howard Parker, has reached its sixth series of conversations. The first episode of Series 6 released last week, a discussion with Jen Larson, the Archives Manager at

We are running an encore edition of Sonny's column this week - a second look at his very first contribution over a year ago. Sonny wanted us to make plain that he isn't ducking his commitment to answer your questions today.

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 redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar

The bluegrass music world is in shock today at the news that lifelong banjo player Kenny Ingram died yesterday evening after suffering a massive stroke. He was 67 years of age. Kenny had spent his youth performing with two of the

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 redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar

Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, and his Wernick Method Jam class program are sponsoring a video competition to encourage a return to jamming for those concerned about viral exposure. Their Safe Jam Contest is offering prizes of Dr. Banjo merchandise for