Bluegrass At Large

Canadian banjoist Jayme Stone is set to premiere a new Concerto for Banjo and Chamber Symphony later this month in London, ON. The piece is This County Is My Home, composed by Andrew Downing for Stone to perform. Downing will also conduct

James King Band bass player Eddie Biggerstaff will be taking a few weeks off the road this month. He is recovering from back surgery July 3, and should return to the band in a few weeks. Jason Moore will reprise his

Bryan Sutton is on most everyone's list of favorite flat pickers. His several recordings and prominent supporting roles put him in the forefront of modern acoustic guitarists. Sutton's remarkable technique and deep musicality won him raves during a brief stint with

Mandolin icon Frank Wakefield is home from the hospital, and recovering nicely from lung surgery. He was released Tuesday after having been hospitalized this past two weeks, much of it in the ICU. Frank underwent surgery on June 12 to remove

Graham Sharp shared a fun story about his close encounter last night with reggae superstar Ziggy Marley. He was performing with Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers at the Ottawa Jazz Festival, which runs for ten days with a wide variety

This post is a contribution from David Dufresne, CEO of Bandzoogle, a website platform for independent musicians. He has agreed to share some of his expertise in web marketing for independent musicians with our readers. Imagine an image, a painting that you

Sadly, we have another set of stolen instruments to report, again from a home invasion. On June 22 the home of Donica Christensen in East Nashville, TN was burglarized. Three instruments and some other items were taken. Donica is a former bluegrass

Bluegrass guitarslinger Clay Hess and his lovely wife Samantha are expecting their first child later this year. They just found out yesterday that it's a girl, and Samantha is due November 14. Since leaving Sierra Hull & Highwa 111 last summer,

The US National Endowment for the Arts has announced that legendary reso-guitarist Mike Auldridge and virtuosic multi-istrumentalist Andy Statman are among the 2012 recipients of a National Heritage Fellowship. This award is meant to recognize a lifetime achievement in folk

We received a note over the weekend from Buddy Woodward with Dixie Bee-Liners, with possibly the saddest news any picker can hear. Buddy's friend, and former Bee-Liner banjo man, Sam Morrow, had a number of instruments stolen from his home in