East, west, north and south, bluegrass music has its young musicians in many different regions. Some found off the beaten track are the Saline Fiddlers who open for bluegrass music legend, 15-time Grammy winner, and newly-inducted member of the Country
Happy Birthday to David Freeman! We hope that you have a wonderful day. Dave Freeman’s life has been reasonably-well documented in these pages; with this reflective article in February 2008, and an overview of the 50 years of County Sales published
Best known as the writer of the definitive book about the history of bluegrass music, Neil Rosenberg, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday, has contributed to the genre in many ways, besides being an author and historian. Born in Seattle, Washington,
This is a fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so famous, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. A singer and song-writer from Haleyville, Alabama, Tina
Earl Scruggs and his banjo playing prowess has been the subject of intense delight, interest, and discussion ever since he stepped onto the stage of the Grand Ole Opry with Bill Monroe in late 1945. All of which has generated a
Christopher Howard-Williams (left) with Guy Flammier and Didier Philippe In September 2018 the IBMA recognized the significant contributions that Christopher Howard-Williams has brought to international bluegrass music with the presentation of their Distinguished Achievement Award. Howard-Williams has been active in bluegrass
Clyde Franklin, former proprietor of The Bluegrass Center in Asheville, NC, passed away on April 15, 2019, at home in Johnson City, Tennessee, after a long illness. He was 80 years old. Clyde Ray Franklin, Jr. was born in Somers, New
Last month we received what appeared to be very disturbing news that threatened the restoration of Bluegrass Country Soul, the iconic documentary film treatment of the 1971 Labor Day festival in Camp Springs, NC. In its newsletter at the time it was
Mandolin virtuoso Frank Wakefield was hospitalized recently after being diagnosed with a combination of acute influenza and acute pneumonia. The lifelong bluegrass performer is approaching his 85th birthday in June. He was well enough to be discharged on Friday, April 26
One outgrowth of Anni Beech’s Jam Pak Blues ‘N’ Grass Neighborhood Band, based in Chandler, Arizona, has been the formation of two professional-level bluegrass bands, Greenwood Sidee and Cisco and the Racecars. The second of those aggregations, Cisco and the Racecars,
