Danny Paisley at the 2022 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker Wonderful news from the Bluegrass Troubadour, Danny Paisley. In a year that saw the traditional bluegrass hero sidelined by throat cancer, his treatment has been declared a success
Jack Tottle accepts his honorary doctorate from Kenny Chesney and Brian Nolan - photo by Larry Smith, ETSU This past weekend, the Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City celebrated its 40th anniversary by
Tom Nechville, banjo innovator and founder, designer, and builder of the pioneering Nechville banjos, has found the perfect activity since leaving the company in the hands of his trusted staff in Minnesota. He's opened a banjo shop in Sisters, OR
Our friends with the Al Ras Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association in Barcelona are hosting a raffle this year to raise money for their various efforts to spread the word about bluegrass and traditional music along the northern Mediterranean
Congratulations to Wayne and Alyssa Brewer, whose first child was born late Sunday night at Baptist Health Hospital in Louisville, KY. The Brewgrass empire is assured for yet another generation! Alayna Finlee Brewer was born at 11:48 p.m., weighing in at
WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour is once again reaching out to help those in need by collecting and donating instruments to those who lost everything in Kentucky floods. Families in the eastern part of the state were recently subjected to
After this past week's World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC, Dale Ann Bradley suffered a heart attack and has been admitted to Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. There she will undergo a triple bypass procedure in the next few
Heidi Brooke is no stranger to music. Her mother, Jennifer Brooke, is married to songwriting fiddler and band leader Mike Mitchell. Together they run the Floyd Music School in Floyd, VA, and host occasional house concerts. And Heidi, 18, often accompanies
Recording King has announced a new line of vintage-inspired acoustic guitars in their Tonewood Reserve Series. Called Tonewood Reserve Elite, these three new models combine what customers have loved about the Tonewood instruments - especially the hand-selected woods, pre-war appointments
Here's an appropriate story from Raleigh, NC, with the bulk of the professional bluegrass world about to descend on that city next week. North Carolina State University, located in Raleigh, has a new club on campus for students interested in playing
