The winners of the various competitions during the 2015 Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA have been announced. Congratulations to all of this year's winners. Old Time Fiddle Jake Krack Jacob Bowen Richard Bowman Billy Hurt Henry Barnes Ivy Phillips Rex McGee Betty Vornbrock Ivy Sheppard Barbara Kuhns Dobro Tony Joines Eddie Marrs Doug Smith Jordon Roberson Alex
Clay Jones has been both in and out of bluegrass music for most of his life. It seems like he'll be prominent on guitar with a leading band for a while, like Mountain Heart or Lou Reid & Terry Baucom,
What do you call four old guys, playing old music on old instruments? In Nashville they're called The Vintage Mandolin Quartet and, as the name suggests, they perform on rare and valuable mandolin family instruments from the early parts of the
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the selections for their 2015 IBMA Film Festival, held in conjunction with their annual World of Bluegrass convention. Two films have been chosen as highlights to be presented during the mid-week business conference, and
Each year the International Bluegrass Music Association presents a Songwriter Showcase during their World Of Bluegrass Convention. A number of songwriters are chosen each year by a selection committee to perform their songs before the assembled audience of artists, producers, and
Graham McDonald, Australian builder of fine mandolins, mandocellos, and bouzoukis, is doing a valiant service for the 8 string community with his upcoming book, The Mandolin - a history. Using a focus on individual builders as a theme, McDonald's book follows the
The Banjo Babes Calendar is back for 2016. The same folks who launched this musical almanac project in 2014 are back with their third edition for next year. With Erin Inglish again at the helm, the 2016 Banjo Babes Calendar is
Classic Country Radio, a mini-conglomerate of three advertiser-supported radio stations in southern Ohio, is celebrating their 20th Anniversary on the air this month. What started as an old, broken-down facility at WBZI in Xenia has grown under the direction of Joe
The projected new Guinness Book World Record for Largest Mandolin Ensemble, set yesterday at the Old Fiddler's Convention at Felt's Park in Galax, VA, was celebrated by WSLS television, the NBC affiliate station in Roanoke, about 2.5 hours away. A crush of
We often receive notes from from readers about their favorite artists who seem to have dropped off the face of the earth. Of course they are still clinging to the crust of our rapidly moving sphere; they just aren't so visible
