Eddie Stubbs, longtime WSM broadcaster, voice of the Grand Ole Opry, and former fiddler and bass singer with The Johnson Mountain Boys, has made a it possible for his music library and memorabilia to reside at the Bluegrass Music Program
Glenville State
COVID meant love for Dr. Megan Darby and Luke McKnight
Who doesn't love a bluegrass love story? Especially when it carries a touch of music royalty. How about we add in some social distancing elements and a dash of higher education? This is the heartwarming story of a romance, long in
Carrying on the Tradition at SPBGMA
Alan Tompkins playing an RB-75 at Gruhn's during SPBGMA week 2020 - photo by Gerald Jones This additional SPBGMA 2020 reflection comes from Alan Tompkins, a Dallas-area attorney, festival promoter, and bluegrass musician. He is also a recent graduate of the
Glenville State bluegrass at SPBGMA 2020
Glenville State students, faculty, family, and friends at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville As we mentioned last week, program director of bluegrass at Glenville State College, Megan Darby, took a group of students, alumni, and friends with her to SPBGMA
Glenville State students at SPBGMA
ETSU isn't the only college sending students from their bluegrass program to the SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville this weekend. Glenville State College in West Virginia is taking a busload from their department, along with some well-wishers and members of the
College grassers take music to the schools for the Hall of Fame
Students in bluegrass programs from two different states traveled to Kentucky this month to participate in the Bluegrass in the Schools initiative for the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum. East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN and Glenville
Bluegrass legends accept honorary doctorates from Glenville State
In a solemn ceremony Friday at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, six legendary figures in bluegrass music were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Glenville State College in Glenville, WV. Things got started
Honorary Doctorates for bluegrass pioneers
Jesse McReynolds receives a letter of intent from Megan Darby for his honorary doctorate from Glenville State Glenville State College in West Virginia, one of several institutes of higher learning to offer a bachelors degree in bluegrass music, has announced plans
Youth bluegrass camp at Glenville State College
This past weekend the bluegrass program at Glenville State College in West Virginia held their sixth and final youth music camp of the year for students in the Glenville community. It was led by Megan Darby, Assistant Professor of Music
Glenville State opens Bluegrass Music Education Center
Glenville State College in West Virginia is doing a soft open at the new home for their Bluegrass Program later this afternoon. Located on top of a hill near downtown Glenville, GSC is proud of being the first accredited school to offer