Author: Sandy Hatley

Homer and Bambi Boyd Bambi Boyd, wife of Homer Boyd (former co-promoter of Wayside Bluegrass Festival in Stuart, VA and 14-year volunteer with the Willow Oak Bluegrass Festival in Roxboro, NC) is in a fight for her life. Bambi has been

Pammy Wallace Davis Lassiter of West End, NC passed away early this morning following a month-long battle with multiple health issues. She was 79 years of age. Known affectionately in music circles as "the Queen," Pammy was a driving force in

Maxton Byrd, most recent organizer of the Seagrove Fiddlers' Convention, passed away on December 30. The Asheboro, NC resident was 88 years old. Byrd first began his association with the Seagrove Fiddlers' Convention as an attendee. Later, when an MC was

'Tis the season of giving, and that is just what is happening in the bluegrass community through a multi-state collaboration among a 13-year-old award-winning Wisconsin banjo picker, Aidan Muse, a senior North Carolina songwriter, Rickey Dunn, North Dakota's Farm Rescue

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road at the 2025 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies - photo © Bill Warren Lorraine Jordan was thrilled with the largest turnout of her 13 year run at the 2025 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies Bluegrass Festival,

Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys at Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies - photo © Bill Warren Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies has completed its first full day of a three-day festival at WL Mills Auditorium in the Gatlinburg

Next Tuesday, November 25, Little Roy & Lizzy will host the 50th anniversary of their annual Thanksgiving Pickin' in Lincolnton, GA. Now held at Smith Hardware, the open jam has been hosted at various locations over the past few years. Little

That Road Back to You is a new single just released by the Shiloh Creek Girls. The project features the all girl band from Ramseur, NC. The family ensemble is comprised of the Gaines sisters and their mother: Kylie on

Cotton Pickin' Kids sign with ATS Records at World of Bluegrass 2025 Cotton Pickin' Kids have signed a recording contract with ATS Records in Knoxville, TN. The actual signing took place during IBMA World Of Bluegrass in Chattanooga on September 18,

Big Lick Bluegrass Festival, one of the first outdoor music events of the year in central North Carolina, welcomes a new host band, Authentic Unlimited. The award winning group will be replacing Sideline who served as the festival's headliner since