Pendleton Vandiver

James Monroe, son of Bill, has announced that he has listed the property atop Tuttle Hill in Kentucky which includes Uncle Pen's cabin, for sale. This is the rebuilt cabin home of Bill Monroe's greatest inspiration, his uncle, fiddler Pendleton

Are there any bluegrass fans who don't know the story of Uncle Pen? Bill Monroe' uncle, James Pendleton Vandiver, has been immortalized in song, one written and first recorded by Monroe in 1950. Uncle Pen was later a hit for Porter Wagoner