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Ashley, Silas, and Daniel Luther Daniel Luther of Asheboro, NC, mandolinist with Long Gone Bluegrass, was killed this past week in a tragic automobile accident. He was 32 years of age. Luther, heading home from work on Tuesday, was struck head-on by

In just a few short years, David Benedict has established himself as among the most creative and disciplined young mandolinists in the bluegrass community. First with Missy Raines, and now with Mile Twelve, and on his recent solo project from

Following up on the successful release of their True Bluegrass Banjo and True Bluegrass Fiddle CDs in 2012, Rebel Records has released two more anthologies True Bluegrass Mandolin and True Bluegrass Guitar (more of this latter compilation at another time). Drawing

Dick Laird, whose 60-year run in bluegrass included a stint with Jimmy Martin, died Monday at his home in West York, PA. He was just two weeks short of his 75th birthday. He had been undergoing treatment for cancer. “It’s just devasting.

Tristan Scroggins has made quite a name for himself over the past few years, playing mandolin with his father's band, Jeff Scroggins & Colorado. He's also become a darling of young Nashville, both for his artistic creativity, and his love

Jesse McReynolds was born on July 9th, 1929 in Coeburn, Virginia. The country was facing the great depression, and southwest Virginia was no exception to the hardship faced by many at the time. As was the case throughout several moments

With the ever increasing popularity of the mandolin in contemporary music, and the tendency of alt-bluegrass and Americana groups to plug in on stage, Eastman Guitars has introduced an electric mandolin model to serve those markets. Their new ER-M is built

Mandolin virtuoso Frank Wakefield was hospitalized recently after being diagnosed with a combination of acute influenza and acute pneumonia. The lifelong bluegrass performer is approaching his 85th birthday in June. He was well enough to be discharged on Friday, April 26

Kelley Gibson is the 23-year old son of Eric Gibson of the award-winning Gibson Brothers, and a talented bluegrass musician in his own right.  His father notes that Kelley was, “messing around with little guitars and ukuleles from the time he

Most bluegrass mandolin players know that Bobby Osborne has his own personalized pick - one of the first to do so in fact. Osborne Brothers fans can see it wedged behind the strings of his iconic Gibson Fern mandolin on