Bobby Osborne

Compass Records has a new music video today from bluegrass icon, Bobby Osborne, a remake of a classic Merle Haggard number. Osborne told us yesterday that he has spent more than 70 of his 89 years as a professional bluegrass performer,

Bobby Osborne with Alison Brown of Compass Records at Bonnaroo in 2017 - photo by Jay Blakesburg Compass Records also has a new single out today, a bluegrass cover of the great Merle Haggard's White Line Fever, sung by the legendary

Scott Napier, professional bluegrass mandolinist and Associate Professor at the Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music, is doing another giveaway from his rich collection of bluegrass albums. Back in August, he did this once before, giving away five classic

Creative people in our musical sphere have found different ways to cope and endure during this year's forced shutdowns, when live performances have been all but prohibited and, for many in our industry, the ability to earn an income has

If you spend any time online, you will have seen some of these social distancing music videos where performers record a video together from various locations around the country, or around the world. They have popped up in every imaginable

Most bluegrass mandolin players know that Bobby Osborne has his own personalized pick - one of the first to do so in fact. Osborne Brothers fans can see it wedged behind the strings of his iconic Gibson Fern mandolin on

In a solemn ceremony Friday at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, six legendary figures in bluegrass music were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Glenville State College in Glenville, WV. Things got started

Jesse McReynolds receives a letter of intent from Megan Darby for his honorary doctorate from Glenville State Glenville State College in West Virginia, one of several institutes of higher learning to offer a bachelors degree in bluegrass music, has announced plans

A version of this article has appeared on the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation web site. Bobby Osborne, a veteran bluegrass musician and Grammy-nominated member of the Grand Ole Opry, has been honored with the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation’s Bluegrass Star Award. It was

Last week in Hyden, KY, Hazard Community and Technical College held the second of hopefully many editions of the Bobby Osborne Mandolin Roundup. Host and organizer Scott Napier of Lost and Found and The Price Sisters shared this overview of how