Recently, singer/songwriter and Billy Blue Records Creative/A & R Director Jerry Salley made the trek from Nashville back to his hometown in Chillicothe, Ohio, for a special luncheon held in his former high school. There he was inducted into Chillicothe
Rising songstress, Caroline Owens, celebrated the release of her new self-titled album, with a concert and party at the Sunset Theatre in Asheboro, NC, this past Friday night. Released on Skyline Records in Nashville, the project features 10 superbly sung
Larry Garris, 77, longtime proprietor of Corner Music in Nashville, passed away on May 11, 2024, after several months of battling cancer. A celebration of life service will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at Forest Hills UMC in
Hunter Berry at the 2024 Willow Oak Bluegrass Festival - photo © Laura Tate Photography Willow Oak Bluegrass Festival 2024 in Roxboro, NC is now history. Its fans, performers, and promoter all left happy and looking forward to 2025. "We're carrying on
Lonesome River Band at the 2024 Willow Oak Bluegrass Festival (6/13/24) - photo by Sandy Hatley "It's been a good day," said Mike Wilson, promoter of the annual Father’s Day weekend bluegrass festival at Willow Oak Park near Burlington, NC. "The
The Little Roy & Lizzy Show have a new band member, Mikayla Burrows from Virginia, on guitar. Until recently she had been the bass player with Larry Efaw & The Bluegrass Mountaineers. Lizzy Long shared, "We want to welcome Mikayla Burrows
Chase Bennett (banjoist with Caroline Owens) and his wife, Maggie, of Canton, NC, welcome their firstborn, a daughter, Callie June Bennett. She came into the world at 6:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces, and measuring
Jake Workman (lead guitarist with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder) and his wife, Rebekah, also a talented bluegrass musician, welcomed their third child, Aaron Abram Workman, into their fold at 11:14 am MST on Saturday, May 18. He joins siblings:
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder at the Tony Rice Memorial Music Fest - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock History repeated itself this Memorial Day weekend at Camp Springs Bluegrass Park near Reidsville, NC, as Ricky Skaggs took the stage for the
North Carolina bluegrass musician, Chuck Ward, 61, of Albemarle, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024. A multi-instrumentalist, he was the son of the late renowned luthier and musician, Clermon "CE" Ward. He played mandolin, fiddle, and guitar, but his primary
