Irish bluegrass musician, song-writer, radio broadcaster, and Pinecastle Records recording artist Niall Toner will be the subject of a documentary being made by Dublin-based New Decade TV Media Ltd. The documentary comes about due to the close friendship between Toner and
Old time music lovers in the Charleston/Huntington, WV region are mourning the loss of Joe Dobbs, a prominent fiddler, radio host, businessman, and music personality who had made St. Albans his home some years ago. Dobbs passed away on Monday
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
I got a wide range of response to my suggestion that the world was going to be ending during the IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh. After reading those responses, and in giving the whole issue some thought (but not
Having A Coffee With… is a fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well known, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Joining me for coffee this
In all my years of playing bluegrass music, the Outer Banks of North Carolina have always held a special place in my heart. My band, Boss Hawg from Boone, NC, would travel all over the southeast, but the biggest highlight
The Po' Ramblin' Boys have signed with California's Randm Records to release Back To The Mountains, their first album of "outlaw bluegrass," later this fall. They call their hard-charging, traditional sound "outlaw" as they see it as counter to the trend towards a smoother,
Saturday at Dailey and Vincent Land Fest opened with a band contest. The winner, Salt & Lite, played a full set as one of their prizes. They are a band of brothers and sisters from North Carolina. The youngest on
Singing News Radio and Salem Media Group have announced that Joe Mullins will be the new host of their popular Front Porch Fellowship radio program. The show is syndicated across 140 independent stations in the US and Canada each week,
Some of the top performers in bluegrass music got together this past weekend to offer a very special concert for Lance LeRoy. It was held at the home of his son, Lanny, in Mt. Juliet, TN where Lance and his
