This past weekend, the 2013 Grand Masters Fiddler Championship was held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Prizes were awarded in four categories, with honors announced in up to 20 places. This prestigious competition draws top-flight fiddlers
This weekend the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will host the 2013 Grand Master Fiddler Championship in Nashville. This is the first year the prestigious contest will be held on its own since joining forces with the International Bluegrass
Charlotte, NC's Fret High has announced the addition of fiddler Josh Greene to the band. He lives in nearby Monroe, where he teaches private lessons in fiddle, mandolin, guitar and bass. Bluegrass fans may recognize Josh from previous stints with
Here are our Special Bluegrass Correspondents with a comical look at the 2013 Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA.
Following the reports of the passing of Bobby Slone there has been a lot of expression of sadness and a sharing of wonderful memories of times spent with, and listening to Slone through the years. Two of his close friends share
Bobby Slone was born June 13, 1936, in Pike County, Kentucky, and passed away on Monday, August 12, due to rectal cancer. A left hander, Robert 'Bobby' Slone was an important member of one of the most influential modern bluegrass bands:
A quick update on the death of long-time fiddler and bass player Bobby Sloan, who died on August 12 from rectal cancer at 77 years of age. Knowing of the seriousness of his health, Bobby Slone had previously requested that at
We have learned that fiddle and bass player Bobby Slone passed away yesterday (12 August). He was suffering with cancer and had been ill for some time. Slone is most famous for his part in the J.D. Crowe and the New
We've written several times this year about Jim VanCleve, Mountain Heart fiddler and noted Nashville producer and session player, and his harrowing brush with dengue hemorrhagic fever in March. Fortunately for all concerned, Jim pulled through after his condition was
On this day …. On August 4, 1932, Calvin Scott Stoneman was born in Galax, Virginia. He was the tenth child of 23 children of Ernest "Pop" and Hattie Frost Stoneman. Pop was a multi-instrumentalist who was seemingly good on every instrument
