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This article is a contribution from Bruce Winges, recently retired as editor of the Akron Beacon Journal after more than 40 years in newspapering. He got his first guitar in 1969 and became hooked on old-time and bluegrass music while working

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road perform at a private function on their west coast tour (2/24/20) As we mentioned last week, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are touring now in California, and have promised to send us regular reports with photos

Wintergrass 2020 is off and running with workshops, shows, vendors, jamming and the like and all of the travelers seem to be claiming they brought the sun with them which is a rare winter occurrence in the Seattle area. As

What ever happened to The Railsplitters? The popular progressive grassers from Colorado say they have been hearing that from fans and friends ever since they went on hiatus back in 2018. But even though they have taken a break, they are

Rounder Records has released a new music video from Billy Strings, from his current album, Home. Enough To Leave is a bit of a departure for Billy, who has become the favorite flatpicker of the burgeoning alt-bluegrass world, supported by a

The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, KY has announced the inaugural induction celebration for the most recent inductees into the Hall of Fame. Bill Emerson, Mike Auldridge, and The Kentucky Colonels were honored as inductees during

Mac Benford, celebrated old time banjo player, died on February 15 at age 79. He had been diagnosed with a stage 4 lung cancer three years ago. On noting his passing, his family expressed gratitude for having had this much additional

Even before they were married in 2008, Darin & Brooke Aldridge were known as the Sweethearts of Bluegrass. Billed as Darin Aldridge & Brooke Justice, they earned their reputation as the singing bluegrass lovebirds on stage and in the studio,

Mike Lilly, celebrated banjo player and singer from Ohio, died yesterday (2/12) in hospice care after going into renal failure a few days ago. He was 70 years of age. Mike had been a banjo picker since he was just a

The state of Oklahoma and the wider music community has been rocked by the untimely death of Jim Paul Blair on February 11, 2020. He was 58 years of age and had recently been hospitalized with a lung infection. Blair, an