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Ronnie Bowman is back with a third single from his upcoming solo project with Englehardt Music Group, a rip snorter of a song from Cowboy Copas called Alabam. And he has a couple of his Nashville singing buddies along for the

We have written a number of times about the project to restore the sole existing 35mm print of the film, Bluegrass Country Soul, originally released for theatrical distribution in 1972. The film, a project undertaken by producer/director Albert Ihde, captured hours

Raymond Fairchild, noted banjo player, entertainer, and western North Carolina icon, died yesterday following a heart attack. He was 80 years of age. Fairchild was born and lived most of his life in and around Cherokee, NC, and is himself half-Cherokee

Bourgeois Guitars and Eastman Music have announced a new partnership that offers advantages to both companies, while allowing Dana Bourgeois to continue making guitars as he has been in his Maine facility. The structure of their arrangement is an interesting one,

Sierra Hull at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2019 - photo by Dave Berry Sierra Dawn Hull needs no introduction to bluegrass fans. Winner of multiple IBMA awards and having played the Grand Ole Opry, Carnegie Hall, and the White House before turning

Scotty Stoneman's family and Pamm Tucker with his trophy at the 2019 National Fiddlers Hall of Fame induction The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame was the epicenter of the excitement at the 2019 Fiddler Hall of Fame induction ceremony and gala.

Ron Thomason and Dave Berry at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass - photo by Rob Schroeder  I had the honor of sitting down with Ron Thomason for a chat this weekend after the Dry Branch Fire Squad's Banjo Stage set at the nineteenth

Dobro master Rob Ickes is the first instructor on a new online teaching site from Big Music Tent. Rob's Reso Room went live just this morning, and Big Music Tent is offering two weeks of free access to the 15 hours

This past Tuesday evening, the Po' Ramblin' Boys fulfilled the lifelong dream of every bluegrass picker when they appeared on the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville. The Boys have been on an upward trajectory since they appeared on the scene

Fiddle bows all in a line in the exhibit hall at World of Bluegrass 2019 - photo by Frank Baker Frank Baker clicked literally thousands of images during last week's World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC. We're still going through them all,