Author: Sandy Hatley

Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers at Camp Springs Music Park - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Campers lined in rows filled the once open fields of the restored Blue Grass Park in Camp Springs for the Labor Day Weekend Festival

Kody Norris Show on the 2025 Danny Stewart Bluegrass Cruise - photo © Sandy Hatley It only happens once every five years, but this was the year for Danny Stewart's 7-day Alaskan Bluegrass Cruise. Over 350 fans and musicians traveled to

After dropping two singles from their latest project, the Tennessee Bluegrass Band has just released a brand new album, Nolichucky. It is their first full album with their newest band configuration which combines founding members, Lincoln Hensley and Tim Laughlin

Central North Carolina guitarist Bob Dotson has released an instrumental album, Sunday Morning Hymns, featuring 14 popular gospel songs. It provides the listener with simple, easy listening melodies, a Cracker Barrel-type recording.  Dotson, the Ace Hardware man of Hamlet, NC, is

Adam Frazier, 31, passed away from Stage 4 stomach cancer on Wednesday, July 16. An upright bass player, he was a member of Flint Hill, a talented group that took first place at numerous central North Carolina fiddlers' conventions, and

Zeb Snyder, guitarist with Appalachian Road Show, has released his first, self-titled solo album. The young multi-instrumentalist originally from North Carolina and now living in Tennessee admitted that recording/producing his own project has been on his bucket list for more

Norman Adams, 90, owner of Adams Bluegrass LLC, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, following a period of declining health. He and his wife, Judy, were promoters of 10 family-oriented bluegrass festivals for 45 years, presenting the biggest names in

Richard Evans and Tim Moon celebrate Tim's 40 years with Evans Music Center Evans Music Center in Asheboro, NC hosted a 40 year celebration for longtime employee, Tim Moon, in the South Fayetteville Street store on Saturday, June 21. From 1:00-4:00

Back to the Cabin in Caroline - A Tribute to Bluegrass Pioneer, John 'Ralph' Pennington is a new release of mostly older material, which is precisely what the title suggests. The project was a huge undertaking and devoted to the

Troy Reavis, 75-year-old promoter of the Gospel on Farm Festival in Gold Hill, NC, passed away on June 28. He was a passionate supporter of bluegrass, hosting festivals, bi-monthly jams, and other gatherings on his property. He had honorably served his