Bluegrass At Large

Mark Hodges, founder and owner of Mountain Fever Records, has announced his retirement, with Amanda Cook taking control of the company. Hodges launched the label in 2008 and built a studio near his home in Willis, VA, not far from Galax.

Daniel Grindstaff and Rod Stewart backstage in Nashville After releasing an acoustic grass version of Rod Stewart's Forever Young during the summer of 2023, Daniel Grindstaff was delighted to see the song show up on our Bluegrass Today Weekly AirPlay chart,

The Bluegrass Music Endeavors Foundation, a charitable organization founded and managed by West Virginia bluegrass artists Crandall Creek, announced last night (8/13) that Audrey Neel of Hillsboro, MO would receive the 2025 Steve Gulley Memorial Scholarship at Nashville's Station Inn. Audrey

Country/bluegrass artist, and social media banjo sensation, Spencer Hatcher has seen some of his dreams come true, and suffered an unimaginable family tragedy, all within a few days time. As a student in the Bluegrass, Old Time & Roots Music program

Gibson has announced the imminent release of a pair of new mandolins, surely of interest to bluegrass musicians. The Sierra Hull F-5 Master Model mandolin and a Sierra Hull F-5G are set to begin shipping on October 7. Sierra is clearly

Banjolit, the innovative Czech company manufacturing accessories for bluegrass and acoustic musicians, has introduced a pair of new arm rest designs for banjo and mandolin as they celebrate their 10th anniversary this month. Their Dr. Arm arm rest for banjo was

The Gallagher Guitar Co. may have done something quite radical with their new line of Shelby guitars: a solid-wood, hand-made, built-in-America acoustic guitar selling for under $3,000. To create these new models, the Gallagher team have reached back to a pair

Good news from Kristi Stanley regarding her husband, Ralph Stanley II, and his recent health concerns. Ralph has been released from the hospital and is back at home, but still quite weak and continuing to suffer gastric distress. Kristi says that she

Tim White artwork that will be painted in Mountain City, TN of Kody Norris Tim White, noted bluegrass entertainer, broadcaster, and painter, has been tapped to create a larger-than-life mural on the side of the Food Country USA building in Mountain

Ralph Stanley II, son of the great Dr. Ralph and current leader of The Clinch Mountain Boys, has been hospitalized for treatment of a gastro-intestinal issue at the Indian Path Community Hospital in Kingsport, TN. Members of his band report that