Darren Nicholson with Jason Carter at Cherokee Bluegrass Festival - photo © Laura Tate Photography The 2025 Cherokee Bluegrass Festival is now in the books. Allen Dyer of Classic Promotions and Lorraine Jordan of Jordan Entertainment enjoyed a successful inaugural year
Junior Sisk and Heather Berry Mabe, Cherokee Bluegrass Festival - photo © Laura Tate Photography Cherokee Bluegrass Festival opened yesterday under the new management of Classic Promotions, Allen Dyer and Lorraine Jordan of Jordan Entertainment. Ernie Evans, the previous promoter and
Jackson Bethune, 24-year-old entrepreneur from Meridan, GA, has launched his own business: Jackson Bethune Music LLC, a full service company that offers both stage audio and lighting. With on-the-job training from some of the best sound men in the business (Scotty
Doug Bartlett, John Goad, and David Parmley at the2025 Tony Rice Memorial Day MusicFest - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Memorial Day is a time to remember those who served in the military protecting our rights and freedoms who have passed
Carolina Detour at the 2025 Tony Rice Memorial Day MusicFest - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Camp Springs Blue Grass Park near Reidsville, NC, is the site of the third annual Tony Rice Memorial Day MusicFest. The event kicked off Thursday, May
Pammy Lassiter and Never Too Late at Pickin' in the Park - photos © G. Nicholas Hancock High Lonesome Strings Bluegrass Association, the central North Carolina-based music club, has been in existence for 28 years. Pammy Davis Lassiter founded the musical
The Isaacs and The Malpass Brothers at the 2025 Malpass BrothersBluegrass & Country Music Festival - photo © Sandy Hatley 2025 marks the fourth year since the Malpass Brothers became hosts of the annual Mother’s Day weekend Bluegrass & Country Music
Authentic Unlimited at The Malpass Brothers Festival in Denton, NC (5/8/25) - photo © Sandy Hatley The Malpass Brothers Bluegrass & Country Music Festival in Denton, NC is underway. Thursday, the first full day of the annual Mother's Day weekend event
Today, Tennessee Bluegrass Band debuts their first single, Nolichucky, with their new band configuration. Lincoln Hensley, banjoist, and Tim Laughlin, mandolinist, welcomed three new members into the fold in the summer of 2024. Young North Carolina bluegrass brothers, Jacob and
Bobby Joe "Pop" Baldridge, 79, patriarch of the Goldwing Express, passed away on May 2 in Ozark, Missouri after a courageous battle with cancer. Pop was the definition of a true entertainer: singer, picker, and hilarious comedian and jokester. His
