The Chapmans

Much of the US followed news this week of the kidnapping and, ultimately, the murder of Hailey Owens, a 10 year old girl in Springfield, MO. She was abducted near her home by a man feigning a request for directions

On his first trip to the United States a few years back, Richard Cifersky said he absorbed so much about groove and feel from bluegrass musicians he jammed with at IBMA and elsewhere. He also learned, from Ron Block, about

Jeremy Chapman, mandolinist with The Chapmans, and Shaylon Gray were united in marriage this past weekend. The wedding was held on October 26 in a small ceremony with family and friends in Near Clever, MO. Shaylon is a bluegrass musician as well, a

The Chapmans are hosting an all-day music event on Saturday (5/4/13) for the official Grand Opening of their new business venture, The Acoustic Shoppe in Springfield, MO. Live music will be provided from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. featuring The Hillbenders and

The Chapmans have been playing, singing and recording bluegrass as a family for more than 20 years. Brothers John, Jeremy and Jason, along with their dad, Bill, have been on the scene since the boys were youngsters, and they have

Bluegrass artists The Chapmans are throwing away their razors for the month of November, and asking other male members of the bluegrass world to do the same in order to raise money and awareness for Prostate Cancer Research. Now eight days into

Once again, WAMU's Bluegrass Country will be broadcasting live at IBMA this afternoon from 3:00-6:00 p.m. (EDT). Today's spots will include a couple of long-time bluegrass acts and several new, young groups at World of Bluegrass looking for a chance to

This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. He reports here on two of the acts from the Monday night main stage showcase. John Chapman had some sage advice for the audience Monday night as

The Chapmans are celebrating today. Their video for Bubble Gum Baby has just been added to the online rotation at GACTV.com. The song is the first single from their new CD on Compass Records, Grown Up (A Revisionist History). Visit GAC online

Down To My Last Dollar, the debut CD from Missouri-based grassers The Hillbenders, was released on April 16. It was produced by Jeremy Chapman and features guest fiddling from Jeremy Garrett of The Infamous Stringdusters. The group has been performing together