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I had the chance yesterday to speak with Mike Henderson, founding member of The Steeldrivers, who recently announced his plans to leave the group. In his December 8 message to fans, details were sparse. But Mike tells us that there isn't

After posting the news that Dan Hays is ready to move on from IBMA to the Franklin Theatre, we have obtained some additional details about the ongoing search for his successor at IBMA. Board Chair Stan Zdonik tells us that more

Writing award-winning song lyrics instead of introspective books isn’t quite what a student might expect from their college philosophy professor. However, if you were enrolled in one of Gene Mills’s courses at Virginia Commonwealth University, you’d probably be surprised to

Outgoing IBMA director Dan Hays has accepted a new position with the Franklin Theatre in Franklin, TN. Hays expects to begin work with Franklin early in 2012, dividing his time with IBMA until a new Executive Director of the organization is

I recently had an opportunity to visit with singer-songwriter Dale Pyatt about some of his recent projects. He's excited about the just released Run Secretariat Run, a song he wrote about the great racehorse, which he recorded with the help of Steve Thomas, Jenee

Lonesome River Band has released a promotional video, shot prior to and during a recent performance at  the Hayes Performing Arts Center in Blowing Rock, NC. It features Sammy and the guys on a set of material from their current Rural Rhythm

We've posted several times this past two weeks about banjo superstar Alan Munde and his unexpected quintuple bypass surgery just before Thanksgiving. Talk about bouncing back quickly! Here is video of Alan at his first post-surgical jam this past weekend when

This remembrance of Frank Necessary is a contribution from Jay Armsworthy, an avid promoter of bluegrass in Maryland and the District of Columbia, who performs with his group, Eastern Tradition. Frank Marion Necessary   (Banjo, Guitar) Born: December 20, 1935 - Boone’s Camp, Kentucky One of the

The greatest proponent of bluegrass music in San Francisco, and perhaps the world, has died. Warren Hellman, best known in our community for his creation and funding of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, was a philanthropist that put his money

Christmas time, the season of goodwill, good will to all men. In bluegrass music circles it’s always a time of good will. This has been demonstrated recently with the stupendous support that the Marksmen Quartet has received since we reported the