• Byron Berline rises from the ashes

    Byron Berline unlocks the door to his new shop in Guthrie, OK Byron Berline was on the golf course in Mexico one Saturday in February when a message he'll recall forever beeped on his phone… "The shop is on fire." Berline immediately

  • Preston Thompson passes

    The world of steel stringed acoustic guitar is in mourning today following the passing of Preston Thompson yesterday. He was 62 years old, and had been ill since last summer following complications from surgery. As the designer and original luthier for

  • Hit Parade Of Love from Ronnie Bowman

    Is there a bluegrass singer alive as roundly beloved and celebrated as Ronnie Bowman? As a writer and a singer, Bowman has been a part of our music since he was a youngster, first stepping up to a professional career with

  • Hatch Show Print celebrates its 140th birthday

    Hatch Show Print, one of the oldest working letterpress poster and design shops in North America, and an American institution, celebrates its milestone 140th birthday this month. Their instantly recognizable concert posters for early bluegrass artists are among the more collectible

  • Friday photos from SOIMF 2019

    Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers at the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival - photo © Michael Gabbard Michael Gabbard was in the house for the Friday concerts during Spring 2019 Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival, put on twice a year

  • California Report – AJ Lee & Blue Summit

    AJ is nine-time winner of the Northern California Bluegrass Society Female Vocalist of the Year. She’s the mandolinist and leader of the band Blue Summit, described on their website as, “A genre-fluid bluegrass band and remarkable group of young musicians