Bluegrass At Large

Some very encouraging news regarding Frank Wakefield and his recent surgery... He remains in the ICU, but is doing well after surgery and re-inflating his right lung. It is expected that Frank can be moved from intensive care in the next

It is becoming more and more common for bluegrass artists in non-English speaking parts of the world to write and sing songs in their native tongues. In the earliest days of bluegrass reaching beyond North America, most students of the music

Brandon Rickman, guitarist/vocalist with Lonesome River Band, and his wife, Amy, celebrated the birth of their second child last week. Chet William Rickman was born on June 5, but had to be hospitalized over this past weekend for some testing and

We have learned that mandolin legend Frank Wakefield is in the hospital. He underwent surgery on his right lung earlier today. It is expected that he will remain hospitalized for a week or more. We will post more details as we can

For several decades, colleges and universities across the United States have offered courses and even degrees in bluegrass and traditional music. Well-known programs such as those at Glenville State College, Morehead State University and South Plains College have had students

We have learned from the Halls that some of the initial information available just after a shooting was reported on their property last night was incorrect. The shooting took place not in the Halls' guest house, but outside a small cabin

Nashville police have reported a shooting at the guest house belonging to Tom T. and Dixie Hall in Franklin, TN last night.  They were not at home at the time, and not involved in the shooting. This building is on the

Bluegrass singer Mark Newton had to miss part of the Graves Mountain festival this past weekend, an event he has helped plan and promote for most of its 20 year history. He spent some time in a nearby hospital, but

Fred Robbins, one of bluegrass music's most diligent archivists, has assembled five stage recordings from Doc Watson on his web site. These are all contributions from Ken Landreth, captured between 1969 and '71. Younger festival goers may not know that during

There's another member of the McCoury clan to celebrate today. Vassar Edwin Carroll McCoury was born this morning at 8:06 Nashville time (CDT) to mom Lisa and dad Rob McCoury. He weighed in at 8.5 lbs, stretching out to 19.5 inches. Welcome