Thursday night, October 17, the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame inducted six new members in a special ceremony held in the Charles Mack Citizen Center in Mooresville, NC. Two of the inductees (Bobby Hicks and Tommy Faile), presented posthumously,
Bobby Hicks
Bobby Hicks passes
Bobby Hicks with a fiddle he bought from Birch Monroe - photo © Lincoln Hensley Fiddler Bobby Hicks, surely among the most celebrated and enduring musicians to ever play bluegrass music, has died from complications of heart disease. After suffering a
Bobby Hicks to the North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has included legendary bluegrass fiddler Bobby Hicks as one of their six inductees for 2024. Bobby has already received this honor from the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2017, but he will surely
Happy 90th birthday to Bobby Hicks
Today (July 21), bluegrass fiddle virtuoso Bobby Hicks turns 90 years old. Last night, a birthday bash/jam was held in his honor at Zuma Coffee & Provisions in Marshall, NC, near his western North Carolina home. An overflowing crowd which
Forever and a Day – Kuykendall, Hicks & Asheville Bluegrass
The term “traditional bluegrass” can mean many different things these days. For some groups, it means they play rough and raw and record live around one microphone; for others, it means they dress in suits and ties and try to
New single and album from Kuykendall & Hicks
Rebel Records has news this week about their sophomore effort from Mark Kuykendall, Bobby Hicks & Asheville Bluegrass, a vigorously traditional bluegrass outfit from western North Carolina that boasts contributions from a pair of highly seasoned veterans of the music. Fiddler
Mark Kuykendall and Bobby Hicks working on new project
Asheville Bluegrass at Crossroads Studio: Nick Dauphinais, Mike Hunter, Bobby Hicks, Mark Kuykendall, Scott Barnett (engineer), and Seth Rhienhart We spoke earlier today with Mark Kuykendall, who along with Bobby Hicks, has been working in the studio on their next recording with
More Baker photos from Wide Open Bluegrass
Here's one more gallery of Frank Baker's images from last weekend's Wide Open Bluegrass celebration in Raleigh.
Down Memory Lane – Mark Kuykendall, Bobby Hicks, & Asheville Bluegrass
Though western North Carolina has long been known as a hotbed of traditional music, much of the attention has focused on the old-time, mountain styles – ballad singers, string bands, and the like – found throughout the region’s hills and
Debut single from Mark Kuykendall & Bobby Hicks
Rebel Records has announced the signing of Mark Kuykendall, Bobby Hicks & Asheville Bluegrass, and the release of a debut single ahead of their CD dropping on November 6. Down Memory Lane is the title of the album, which Mark says he recorded