As we had mentioned this summer, Steve Gulley was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music by Lincoln Memorial University this past weekend at their Fall Commencement on December 10. This is the same institution that conferred this distinction on Ralph Stanley
Brooklyn's Jones Street Station has taken a circuitous route to bluegrass. Two of its founding members, Jonathan Hull and Danny Erker, had met attending a bluegrass jam in Manhattan's West Village in the early part of this century. Soon they
When Western Pennsylvania's Allegheny Drifters take the stage in 2017. Banjo player Jim Scott has left the group, and they've made a two-for-one swap, bringing in the husband/wife team of Michele Kirkby-Vance on fiddle and Radford Vance on banjo to fill his spot. The
Charity begins at Home. So it’s said. But it helps the homeless also. That’s the aim of the Eddie and Martha Adcock, Tom Gray, Gene Johnson, and Valerie Smith. The Adcocks have supported the homeless for over 15 years. As Martha Adcock
WAMU's Bluegrass Country, and the Bluegrass Country Foundation who plan to take over management of the station next year, have announced a five week extension in their December 31 deadline to transfer ownership. The Foundation was created for the express purpose of assuming
Can there be a bluegrass or old time musician more consistently entertaining than Norman Blake? He's been flatpicking his guitar and singing songs that celebrate a simple life and the old time ways since 1972, delivering a series of cherished
The Graham Talent Group, based in Russell Springs, KY, has announced that Mike Conner has joined the agency. Mike will assist principal Randy Graham in booking the several groups on their roster, and concentrate on developing new business ventures. He will
Rounder Records has announced a March 2017 release for Universal Favorite, their first recording for Noam Pikelny. Noam's last project, Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe, brought him a handful of awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association in 2014.
Melanie Wilson with Wilson Pickins Promotions has announced the addition of bluegrass singer Ray Cardwell to her stable of artists. Ray has returned to pursue a career in our music following a layoff of several years, after having dedicated much of his youth
Yesterday afternoon in Abingdon, VA, the The Crooked Road held a press conference at their Heartwood Center to announce the details of the 2017 Mountains of Music Homecoming. The Crooked Road is a public/private partnership between the state and local communities
