Bill Monroe

You don't have to be a banjo or fiddle nerd to love Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe, but if you are... oh my! One of the most admired five stringers in the world these days, noted for his

James Fred 'Jim' Shumate grew up hearing the sounds of his uncle playing fiddle at a neighboring farm and as his wife Naomi said, "He picked up the fiddle when he was a boy, and hasn't put it down." Born on

Legendary bluegrass fiddler Jim Shumate has died at 91 years of age. As a young man, he served as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in the early 1940s, just prior to the addition of Flatt & Scruggs to

While we were in Raleigh last week for the IBMA's 2013 World of Bluegrass convention, we had a lovely visit with Connie Matthews, nephew of the great Clyde Moody. Connie had recently acquired Uncle Clyde's last guitar, a Martin D-28,

The Kentucky Supreme Court has declined a request to review the case over how the name of legendary bluegrass musician Bill Monroe can be used. This means that the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling stands, and that the Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass

Say that three times fast... Compass Records has just announced the October 1 release of a new solo project from Punch Bothers banjoist Noam Pikelny. And it's quite a departure from his prior album, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail,

Here’s the second episode of a periodic feature, where we ask bluegrass personalities to choose their top five bluegrass gospel songs. This week we hear from Gary B Reid, an award winning writer with a particular focus on the music

The International Bluegrass Music Museum is auctioning an original painting of Bill Monroe by Aaron Kizer in auction to help raise funds for their new International Bluegrass Center in Owensboro, KY. The Center will offer the Museum more than 3 times the

Bobby Hicks is coming up on a major milestone. On July 21, 2013, the iconic fiddler will turn 80 years old, and is inviting family, friends, and fans to join him for a celebratory concert that afternoon in Marshall, NC. Hicks

Our Special Bluegrass Correspondent is back with a report on the big Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival in Bean Blossom, IN.