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If you've ever had a chance to chat with Rhonda Vincent, the Queen of Bluegrass herself, you'll know that she's not just one of our music's most dynamic performers, she's one of its biggest fans as well. From the time she

The spring of 2020 will be remembered for the coronavirus and the stay at home orders. This pandemic has affected many of us in one of two ways: we are either an essential worker or we are out of a

Arthur Conner, celebrated violin maker in southwestern Virginia, died yesterday at his home in Copper Hill, VA. He was 95 years of age. He was something of a folk hero in his part of the state, renowned for his beautiful fiddles

Lizzy Long, one half of the popular bluegrass act Little Roy & Lizzy, was in a frightful automobile accident on Friday afternoon. Long was alone in her truck when she lost control, went off the road and flipped several times. Fortunately

New singles are coming in fast and furious during this period of social distancing and self isolation. Artists and labels are both using the time of no live music to bridge that gap with new recordings. Hey... we'll take it! Dark

If you've never visited the Bluegrass Bus Museum, you've missed a great treat for lovers of bluegrass history. The converted 1955 Flixible bus has been restored to look like the bus that carried Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs all over the

John Prine didn’t play bluegrass, but he loved bluegrass music and influenced a generation of bluegrass songwriters and artists, and he indirectly guided one well known artist through a scary medical condition that left her career at risk. So the feeling

Bluegrass music has generated its share of truly clever comedy over the years. From the earliest days, it was common to include a comedian on stage shows by Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and The Stanley Brothers. Anyone who saw

Close followers of the Nashville music scene will recall that Randy Scruggs, the late middle son of the great Earl Scruggs, had until his passing in 2018, operated a successful recording studio in Berry Hill, TN. Randy ran Scruggs Sound Studio

Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar