Bluegrass At Large

The people have spoken, and selected Doyle Lawson as the President of Bluegrass. By a strong plurality, Doyle edged out Del McCoury (37%-30%) in our Bluegrass Today poll on the question: Who would you vote for as the President of Bluegrass? No

Does it seem odd that Nashville's most celebrated mandolin builder is a banjo playing Brit? Sim Daley performs on the 5 string with the Tina Adair Band and, in addition to building world class mandolins, attends to the cherished instruments of

On this day in 1968 ………. On November 6, 1968, Angelika Torrie was born. The long-time treasurer of the European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA), was born and raised in Dornach, near Basel, Switzerland. She grew up in an environment where classical music was

Jamie Stewart, reso guitarist with Cumberland River, and his lovely wife Rebekah, are today celebrating the birth of their daughter, Auriya Kenzie. She was born this morning (11/5/12) at 7:33 a.m., weighing 7 lbs, 14 oz, and stretching to 22.25''. Mother and child are

We've written a good bit about award-winning resonator guitarist Phil Leadbetter this past two years, from the time he was diagnosed with a pernicious cancer in April of 2011, through to his recent announcement that he had likely been cured following

Tom Adams passed along this Halloween banjo piece to share with our readers. It's his version of the theme from the classic television show, The Munsters, which was very nearly resurrected this year by NBC. Tom said that he recorded it

Stacy Grubb has long believed in the healing powers of music and prayer. And, as a songwriter and performer, she admires the way members of the bluegrass community pull together to help their own. She’s been on the helping end, including

After learning about Carl White's auto accident over the weekend, we heard from Dwight McCall (American Drive) that their bass player, Kyle Perkins, also wrecked his car on Saturday morning. Like Carl, Kyle lost control of his car on slick roads

Carl White, the newest member of Monroeville, was involved in a serious automobile accident last night in Tennessee. Fortunately, though he lost control on slick roads and rolled the truck, he emerged unharmed. Matthew Munsey, mandolinist with Monroeville, shared the harrowing

Bluegrass artists seem to be getting quite a workout these days before sporting events. Both in the college and professional ranks, the past few months have seen IIIrd Tyme Out, and Del McCoury taking the field to perform the national