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Darin & Brooke Aldridge are bringing in one of bluegrass music's rare triple threats in Becky Buller, announced yesterday as the newest member of their band. In addition to her demonstrated skill as a fiddler and vocalist, Becky is a strong

Wouldn't it be great if you could register all your valuable musical instruments and gear online, with photos, descriptions, serial numbers, and identifying characteristics? In the event of loss, theft or damage, it would make recovery or insurance claims much

Noted Tennessee fiddler Carl Franklin passed away on Tuesday (12/11) after suffering a massive stroke at his home in Hendersonville on Monday. He was 58 years old. Carl was a fixture on the fiddle contest circuit, where he claimed many championships,

Darin & Brooke Aldridge have announced that Rachel Johnson Boyd, their fiddler and harmony vocalist this past 2 years, is leaving the group at the end of December. Rachel explained her reasons in this note to fans and friends of the

Kevin Richardson and Cuttin’ Edge have announced that Jason Hinshaw has joined the band on fiddle. He'll be working alongside Richardson on guitar and vocals, Scott Burgess on bass, Boyd Hulin on mandolin, and Chris Ward on banjo. Kevin speaks highly of his

North Carolina fiddler Tim Smith has released a new album, titled simply Fiddler Tim Smith & Friends. Smith has quite a bluegrass pedigree, having worked for three years with The Bluegrass Cardinals, and with five previous solo projects to his credit.

When Lonesome River Band performed in Michigan this past weekend in support of their latest release, Chronology Volume Three, they spent part of Saturday afternoon with a young fiddle troupe called The Saline Fiddlers. LRB did a workshop with the troupe,

The Bluegrass Music Association of Iowa has partnered with The Bluegrass Heritage Foundation to implement a regional, licensed affiliate for the foundation's Play It Forward! program. It sets up a musical instrument lending library and helps match young students of bluegrass with

Rounder Records has announced a November 20 release for A Fiddler's Holiday, a live concert recording from The Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band. It was recorded and videotaped with the University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra in Fredericksburg, VA for a PBS

Occurring in tandem with the IBMA's Fan Fest last month in Nashville was the 2012 Grand Master Fiddle Championship, held in the hotel connected to the convention center. The venerable contest has been running since 1972, when it was first established