Rick Hayes

Ohio's Nightflyer is back in action after a long winter. The guys are in the studio this month and next, finishing up what will be their second album for the Kang Records label. A big bonus for the band is the

Thanksgiving was an extra special this year for Rick Hayes, he of Hayes Instruments, Hayes Productions Studio and the band Nightflyer. Rick and his wife Lyn had welcomed twin grand babies the week before we all paused for the Thanksgiving

The Clay Hess Band has announced the addition of John Meyer from Bolivar, MO as their new banjo player. He joins Clay on guitar, Irl Hees on bass, Ryan Moyers on mandolin and Brennan Hess on guitar. Just 19 years old, John

It is very seldom that a group of accomplished musicians like the ones that make up the new southwestern Ohio band Nightflyer form a new group. However, with the issue of their brand new self-titled release on Kang Records, there’s

Nightflyer's self-titled debut album is now available for sale. This new group is anchored by established pros Rick Hayes on mandolin and Richard Propps on guitar. They are joined by Ronnie Stewart on banjo, Tony Kakaris on bass and Tim Jackson on

We posted once before about Nightflyer, a new band recently formed by Rick Hayes, who spent many years as the mandolinist with The Gibson Brothers. Hayes, along with Richard Propps on guitar, Tim Jackson on dobro, Ronnie Stewart (not this one)

We checked in this week with Rick Hayes, who most of us know from his many years playing mandolin with The Gibson Brothers. Rick left the group in November 2008 to focus his energies on his instrument-building work, and has

Sierra Hull has showed up on Bluegrass Today quite a bit this past few weeks. First there was news about a new banjo player for her touring group, Highway 111, and then there's her upcoming CD, Daybreak, due March 8

Also in the studio this month are The Bartley Bothers - Shayne and Rick. They have just finished tracking for their debut album with Rural Rhythm Records and will soon begin the mixing process. Shayne Bartley tells us that most of

Clay Hess has been making waves as a guitarist since he first hit the scene in a big way with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder in the 1990s. He has since had a memorable stint with Mountain Heart, and is