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At the 2015 Faith, Family & Country Awards show in Nashville, hosted by the Inspirational Country Music Association, The Roys accepted their 5th consecutive trophy for the Inspirational Bluegrass award. The brother/sister duet team of Lee and Elaine Roy have been prominent bluegrass artists since 2010 when they changed their performing focus from country to bluegrass [...]
This recollection of a visit with Charles Haney is a contribution from Becky Johnson, as are the accompanying photographs. Charles and his brother, Carlton, revolutionized the way bluegrass music is consumed in this country when they hosted the first multi-day bluegrass festival in 1965. The Haneys were also involved in the management of Bill Monroe's career. Saturday [...]
Special Consensus rolled out of their big 40th Anniversary Reunion concert in Chicago over the weekend with some big news for Special C fans. Current guitarist and vocalist, Dustin Benson, will be departing the group after their November 7 show at Nashville's Station Inn. He had previously indicated his intention to leave, but that he would [...]
What could be lovelier than a fall bluegrass wedding? On Friday, October 23, Lynwood Lunsford and Shelly Pugh were married in Virginia. Lynwood is the banjo player with Big Country Bluegrass and, prior to coming on board with them, spent many years with Lost & Found. Shelly is a banjo player as well, with Canned [...]
The University of Connecticut’s student FM radio station WHUS scored a coup Sunday afternoon, October 11, during DJ Jim Beaver’s Red Rooster Party, which features old country, hillbilly and pre/proto bluegrass music. Famed 78 rpm record collector Joe Bussard of Frederick, MD is now broadcasting 30-minute programs of hillbilly, country and early bluegrass 78s from [...]
