Jim Fraley is honored by Vivian Hopkins at the Granite Quarry Fiddlers’ Convention - photo by Gary Hatley Jim Fraley, North Carolina banjoist and 20-year band member of Deeper Shade of Blue, was honored at 56th Annual Granite Quarry Fiddlers' Convention this
As the world finishes reopening after two years under a global pandemic, bands are gladly returning to the road playing live shows. New bands and new personnel are popping up as the bluegrass community strives for normalcy following their hiatus. Jeff
During last week's IBMA awards, Norman Blake was recognized as one of the 2022 Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees. The 84-year-old chose to remain with his wife, Nancy, in their beloved rural Rising Fawn home, but appeared during the
WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour is once again reaching out to help those in need by collecting and donating instruments to those who lost everything in Kentucky floods. Families in the eastern part of the state were recently subjected to
In an IBMA Saturday morning session, a panel of musicians shared memories and melodies of the late Tom T and Dixie Hall, entitled That's How I Got To Memphis – A Celebration Of The Songs Of Tom T. Hall &
Peter Rowan speaks at the IBMA Session with 2022 Hall of Fame inductees - photo by Sandy Hatley Friday morning, World of Bluegrass attendees gathered to learn about the three 2022 Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees. Chris Joslin, Bluegrass Music
Lady of Tradition, Lorraine Jordan, took advantage of the talent in Raleigh for IBMA and invited a group of leading songwriters in the bluegrass genre to share their talents in her coffee house in nearby Garner, NC, on Wednesday night.
Bill Evans presents a Distinguished Achievement Award to Dan Crary (9/29/22) - photo © Frank Baker IBMA's annual Industry Awards luncheon, sponsored by the California Bluegrass Association, brought together some of the best and the brightest in the bluegrass music industry.
Deeper Shade of Blue at the 2022 Recovery Road Bluegrass Festival - photo by Gary Hatley The Recovery Road Bluegrass Festival in Albemarle, NC, returned for its second year this past weekend. The music-based fundraiser held at the Lodge on Hatley
Music Row veteran, William Thomas 'Bil VornDick, 72, was remembered in a special ceremony at Ocean Way Studio in Nashville on Tuesday evening, September 20. The audio engineer/producer to the stars passed away July 5, just five days following a
