After the unfortunate announcement yesterday that the Bluegrass Island Festival in Manteo, NC would be canceled for the rest of the weekend, the Cherryholmes had a decision to make. Many fans were anxiously awaiting one of the family's few reunion
Cherryholmes
OBX fest cancelled for bad weather
When Cory Hemilright launched his bluegrass festival on the Outer Banks of North Carolina a few years ago, everyone familiar with weather on these flimsy barrier islands in late summer wondered how long it would be before bad weather would
Big news from Outer Banks Bluegrass Fest
The Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival has a wealth of amenities to brag about. I mean, an outdoor festival in October, in North Carolina's beautiful Outer Banks, with a stage backed up to the water... Throw in top talent and a Boomgrass fireworks
Cherryholmes Brothers band
B.J. and Skip Cherryholmes have announced the members of their new band, which will bill as Cherryholmes Brothers. Skip will be on guitar, and B.J. on mandolin and fiddle. Joining them will be Gena Britt Tew on banjo, Jamie Harper on
Here come the Cherryholmes Brothers
We posted earlier this month with word that Skip Cherryholmes, late of his family's blockbuster band, was on the hunt for a new gig. Well it appears that the family ties are still strong, and Skip has decided to form
Skip Cherryholmes checks in
Skip Cherryholmes asked us to pass along this info about his immediate plans following the dissolution of the band. I've been asked many times by Cherryholmes fans "What are you going to do now?" Obviously I've taken a short break from the
Corporation Insania
We wrote last month about the final live performance of Cherryholmes, the powerhouse family band that rocked the bluegrass scene this past few years. After 10 years of running the roads, and seeing the quartet of talented siblings grow into
Congratulations Skip and Stephanie
Yesterday, two powerful bluegrass families were united by marriage. Skip Cherryholmes and Stephanie Dilling were married on Friday (May 27) in North Carolina. Skip was a member of Cherryholmes from the day they started to their final show earlier this month,
Cherryholmes: so long and farewell
Cherryholmes has had quite a run of late. Over the past ten years, we've watched them go from a cute family bluegrass band of teen siblings, to a writing, touring and recording powerhouse of serious pickers and singers with their
Cherryholmes: so long and farewell
Cherryholmes has had quite a run of late. Over the past ten years, we've watched them go from a cute family bluegrass band of teen siblings, to a writing, touring and recording powerhouse of serious pickers and singers with their