Bluegrass At Large

Dr. Banjo, aka Pete Wernick, has a job coming open this spring for an office manager in his business office. This is a remote position, so anyone, anywhere, whose interests and abilities line up with the job requirements is encouraged

Although Kay basses haven’t been made since the late 1960s, they're still quite sought after by bluegrass players today. In fact, both case queens and beat-up Kay basses can still be seen and heard at nearly every bluegrass festival worldwide.

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Grace and Jason Davis, both members of the Dan Tyminski Band on bass and banjo respectively, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Cora Lee Davis was born on February 13 at Twin Country Regional Hospital in Galax, VA. She

Some of you may belong to the Bluegrass Memed Facebook group, or follow their channel on YouTube, which Justin Koch has managed for the past six years. He created them as an interactive community for bluegrass enthusiasts, including both musicians and

A great many bluegrass musicians have felt the urge to dabble in other genres of music. Once you become proficient on an instrument, it's natural to experiment with all the sounds it can produce, and we've seen artists try their

Friends and family of Patrick Robertson, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who has been a mainstay in the southwestern Virginia bluegrass scene for decades, have established a GoFundMe campaign to help with medical expenses as he battles with stage 4 prostate

It may be the one thing touring artists fear the worst - becoming ill while on the road. Of course there are health facilities most anywhere you might travel, but no one wants to be hospitalized away from home, and

Late last month we wrote about Rick Faris and a banjo that seemed to have been taken at the SPBGMA convention in Nashville. At the time, he was hoping that someone had picked it up by mistake, and might return

The Gibson company is celebrating 100 years of building flat top guitars in 2026, marking the anniversary with a trio of new instruments that look back on their storied history. Though their mandolins and banjos were crucial in defining the early