Central North Carolina-based bluegrass band, Grass Strings, formed in 1975. They played their first show at Pfeiffer College in January 1976, and have been performing ever since. The band has seen many changes in personnel throughout the years, but one
Longtime Ohio-based musician/singer/songwriter, Edward "Beanpole" Efaw, 92, passed away on January 17. He had led The Bluegrass Mountaineers for more than four decades before retiring. His son, Larry, shared, "I couldn't ask for a better dad. He loved us all and
The popular band, Sideline, featuring banjo beast, Steve Dilling, and his guitar guru son-in-law, Skip Cherryholmes, have announced that the band will be coming to an end in April. Skip explained, "The decision to wrap things up is founded in wanting
Rick Stanley and Donna Ulisse at Denton FarmPark - photo by Sandy Hatley Sunday morning, Rick Stanley suffered a serious heart attack and was airlifted from Lebanon, TN, to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. Doctors successfully removed a blood clot and put
The Malpass Brothers, host band of Denton FarmPark’s Mother’s Day weekend music festival (formerly hosted by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver), has added a few new young faces to their crew. Chris Malpass explained, "2023 has brought a few changes to the
Matt Leadbetter received a most meaningful gift this holiday season, a Phil Leadbetter signature model resophonic guitar from Banjo Ben Clark, designed by his dad and built by Gibson. And the two men had never even spoken! Here is how it
Grady Hockett, 81, of Greensboro, NC, passed away January 5. A longtime guitarist, dobroist, banjoist, singer, and songwriter, he was also the proprietor of the Rand Ol' Opry, a live music venue in Liberty, for many years. His love affair with
Who says that you can't get something for nothing? Each Sunday night, David Pugh of Kentucky, presents Mountain Bluegrass, a four-hour live streaming radio show, at Bluegrassjamboree.com, and it's all volunteer, so it's all free! "I work harder on it than
Bluegrass has lost another of its fold. Western North Carolina multi-instrumentalist, Jeff Davis, of Marion, passed away suddenly this weekend at 52. His biggest gig was playing mandolin for Charlie Waller in the Country Gentlemen, but Davis grew up performing
The holidays are a time for families to gather. The young congregate with the not-so-young. It makes for a special occasion when we can appreciate and experience multi-generational love among our relatives. Sometimes, the youngest can become tired, fretful, and not
