Bass

A pair of free registrations to the Alan Bibey Mandolin Camp, to be held later this month in South Carolina, were made available this week to deserving young players through the generosity of one camper, and the proprietor himself. This is

Zak McLamb, Jeanette Williams, and Wyatt Harman at the 2024 bass workshop - photo © Sandy Hatley "Normally, you don’t have three bass players at one time, but each of our styles will be demonstrated," began Wyatt Harmon, upright bassist from

Josiah Tyree, Charlie Lowman, Cassidy Lowman, Mary Rachel Nalley-Norris, and Kody Norris (8/28/24) Yesterday, August 28, at 3:00 p.m., Charlie Lowman, bass player with The Kody Norris Show, was married to Cassidy Hawkins at Bays Mountain State Park in Kingsport, TN. Some

Family members have set up a GoFundMe page to raise money and assist a member of our bluegrass family, Britt Sheffield, bass player with Breaking Grass, and his wife Celeste. The couple have two small children at home, and Celeste

Randy Barnes has been announced as the newest member of Fast Track, playing bass. The epitome of a bluegrass sideman, Barnes spent the past decade plus with Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, a job he left in February. Prior to

Hard working bluegrass gospel group Chosen Road has announced a change in personnel. Josh Hicks, their banjo player for the past three years, is leaving the band to travel with his wife to South Korea to serve as missionaries. Guitarist and band

Missy Raines & Allegheny - photo © Natia Cinco With her new album, Highlander, acclaimed vocalist and bassist Missy Raines makes a concerted return to her bluegrass roots. An ode to her native West Virginia, it is, in her words, a

Missy Raines at Magnetic Sound Studios (2/21/24) - photo © Becky Johnson Becky Johnson, the original Mrs. Bluegrass, shared these photos from the visit from Missy Raines & Allegheny on February 21 to Magnetic Sound Studios in Durham, NC. The band

This report is a contribution from Alan Tompkins with the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation in Dallas, TX. It originally appeared on their web site. The Bluegrass Heritage Foundation was proud to help facilitate a friendly, educational gathering for players and collectors of

Larry Stephenson has announced a new bass player for his band, Norbert McGettigan, who makes his home in Asheville, NC. The 27 year old musician is a native of Moorestown, NJ, and says that he has had Larry's music in his