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April 14 was a big day for The Allegheny Drifters. After 15 years performing together, the day was proclaimed as Allegheny Drifters Day by the Mayor of their home town of Pittsburgh. The band played an anniversary concert that day, complete with

Brien Fain, a popular old time banjoist from Stuart, VA, died on April 18 following a prolonged illness. He was 46 years of age. A native of Virginia's Patrick County, Fain was at least a seventh-generation mountain musician, growing up in

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle  James Reams is celebrating his 25th anniversary as a bluegrass band leader in 2018. To mark the occasion, he has collaborated with MediaSmith in the

From the hills of North Carolina, came one of the most popular names in the history of the banjo. Earl Scruggs (1924-2012) put his mark on the instrument at an early age. By the time he was 21, Scruggs had

Ever since bluegrass music became a commercial entity in the 1950s, there have been industry people concerned about attracting, and maintaining, the interest of younger fans. No one buys more recorded music than those in the 18-25 demographic, and with

Randy Scruggs, son of banjo icon Earl Scruggs and former Flatt & Scruggs manager, Louise Scruggs, died yesterday. He was 64 years of age, and had been ill for a brief period of time. Though all three of the Scruggs boys

The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY, has chosen a new name, and a new logo, as they count down to the grand opening of the new International Bluegrass Music Center in October of 2018. The museum will henceforth be

Great news for fans of bluegrass and acoustic music in southern California. The popular Huck Finn Jubilee festival will return this year after a one-year hiatus. The festival in Ontario, CA had been run for 40 years by founders Don and Barbara Tucker,

Terry Herd with Bernie Taupin in Nashville (April 2018) The late Dixie Hall once said, “it all begins with a song,” and when it comes to great songs and songwriters, no one has the track record or catalogue of Bernie Taupin.

On March 30, Michael Cleveland was inducted into the 2018 class of the National Fiddler Hall Of Fame in Tulsa, OK. Fellow inductees for this year included Bobby Hicks, Benny Martin, Jeff Cook, and Violet Hensley. Since 2007, the Hall Of