Thanks to our friend, David Carroll, with Hammertowne, for sharing this news. Bluegrass music is truly a family of sorts. When a member of that family passes it leaves a big hole. Beattyville Kentucky's Ron Cornett was not only a beloved programmer
Media
I Told You So video from Indigo Roots Band
The latest single from Nashville's Indigo Roots Band is an earnest and heartfelt cover of Randy Travis' 1987 hit song, I Told You So. The group, consisting of three Kelley siblings (Daniel, Bethany, and Victoria), has been performing this one
Kody Norris Show Exhibit opens at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum
The Kody Norris Show exhibit at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum - photo by Adam Paris Here's another reason to make a trip out to Owensboro in western Kentucky and the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum,
Bobby Hicks to the North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has included legendary bluegrass fiddler Bobby Hicks as one of their six inductees for 2024. Bobby has already received this honor from the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2017, but he will surely
IBMA Foundation announces Gloria Belle Memorial Scholarship
The IBMA Foundation, the philanthropic and educational side of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced a new scholarship for college students, named in honor of one of the first female artists to work as a sideman in bluegrass music
Echo Valley rocks out in Sweet Child O’ Mine video
Echo Valley, the bluegrass band made up of the six Anderson siblings from Pennsylvania, has released a music video for their latest single, a grassed up arrangement of Sweet Child O' Mine. The song was a worldwide hit for rockers
One-Eyed John video from Natalie Spears
Colorado old time artist Natalie Spears has released a live performance video for one of the tracks on her upcoming Hymn of Wild Things project, due next month. Recently Natalie had been seen touring in a duo with fiddler Lizzy Plotkin,
Steven Ware wins Deering banjo from IBMA Foundation
The IBMA Foundation has announced that Steven Ware from Waco, TX is the winner of their 2024 Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle, which raised $20,890 to benefit the educational and philanthropic work of the Foundation, and their overall efforts to
Blue Smoke video from Wyatt Ellis
Teen mandolin prodigy Wyatt Ellis has released a music video for his current single, Blue Smoke, that provides a tour diary of his recent run with Marty Stuart, for whom the song was written. Marty also played on the single
Billy Thibodeau inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame
Billy Thibodeau, mandolinist with Rock Hearts, has been inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame. He officially joined the HOF on May 19, and now shares this distinction with his father, Sam Tidwell, who is in the Rhode










