Prominent Japanese bluegrass artist Kazuhiro Inaba is marking a major milestone, his 50th year in bluegrass music. Kaz started out playing banjo, and has since branched out onto the other bluegrass instruments. These days we see him mostly playing guitar and
On April 14 the Tennessee House of Delegates passed a resolution honoring the Grand Ole Opry as they celebrate 100 years as a bluegrass and country music institution in Nashville. After the resolution was read, Jaimie Dailey and Darren Vincent performed
Back in January we told you about a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for Boston banjo player Gabe Hirshfeld, who was suffering from an aggressive kidney disease that would require a transplant soon. We are delighted to report that a donor
Billy Thibodeau, prominent northeastern bluegrass artist and mandolinist with Rock Hearts, is recuperating in the hospital following quadruple bypass surgery, and a biopsy of a mass in his right lung. He tells us that he is healing nicely from the bypass
Nashville's Station Inn is thee site for a special remembrance on Monday April 21 for their long-time and deeply-beloved audio engineer, Kurt Storey, who died March 27 following a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was only 64 years of
On April 11 in Hendersonville, NC, James McDowell and Lilly Person were married at Crab Creek Baptist Church. James is the banjo player with Carson Peters & Iron Mountain, and Lilly is about to graduate from AB Tech with a
Lorraine Jordan and Tom Worley on their wedding day (4/5/25) - photo © Adrien Barrett Lorraine Jordan, leader of the long-running Carolina Road bluegrass band, and Dr. Thomas Worley, were married in a beautiful ceremony on April 5, 2025. The wedding took
Bluegrass photographer Laci Mack has been one of favorites for several years. Not only does she do a wonderful job documenting live performances, both indoors and out, but she is a delight to work with and turns in beautiful images
Summer Brooke Morgan, née McMahan, of Mountain Faith and Summer & Bray, and her husband, Chase Morgan, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Winslie Hart Morgan was born on March 29 at 12:02 p.m., weighing in at 7 lbs, 10
Since being sold in 2018 during bankruptcy proceedings to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the iconic Gibson musical instrument company has been going through the many models of guitars they introduced to the market, and making refinements, or as they like to
