Melvin Goins

Melvin Glen Goins passed away on Friday, July 29, 2016, while at West Nipissing General Hospital in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada. He was in North Bay to play at the River Valley Bluegrass Jamboree, at nearby North Bay. He came into

Gary Reid has shared this detailed remembrance of Carter Stanley's last show on October 21, 1966, to which we alluded yesterday. Here he provides some historical perspective on the upcoming 50th anniversary of Carter Stanley's passing, and that final performance with The

The community of first generation bluegrass heroes got a good bit smaller today. Melvin Goins has passed away after more than 65 years of performing bluegrass music. He was 83 years of age and touring in Canada when he died. Growing up

Daniel Mullins will be reporting from the 2015 Bean Blossom Festival all week, as Internet service in the campground allows. Check back each day for his reports and photos. The remainder of his reports will be after the fact. The sixth day of

On April 3, Melvin Goins brought his band, Windy Mountain, to the Kentuckians of Michigan in Romulus, MI. The crowd enjoyed an evening of Melvin’s great bluegrass music. During a set break Melvin was presented a memories cane carved by our own

Our crack festival team of John Goad and Jessica Boggs attended the Ralph Stanley Hills Of Home festival on Smith Ridge near Coeburn, VA where the Stanley family has lived for many years. They captured lots of the fun -

The 2013 West Virginia Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for November 16, 2023 at Charleston's Culture Center Theater. This fifth class of inductees contains three artists beloved by bluegrass fans: The Goins Brothers, and Tim O'Brien. Melvin Goins has

Legendary grasser Melvin Goins has brought a new look to his touring band, Windy Mountain, for the 2013 season. "Our new banjo player is Mike French. Mike has been playing the banjo for 40 years and has played with some of

We heard the other day from Melvin Goins, an artist as deserving of the term bluegrass legend as anyone I can imagine. His work with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, The Stanley Brothers, with his brother Ray as The Goins Brothers, and

Wouldn't it be fun to sit down with a few first or second generation bluegrass artists, and listen to their stories of the old days? I've been fortunate to have a few opportunities to do so, and I never miss a