Bluegrass At Large

On this day in 1967 …… On December 25, 1967, the Osborne Brothers’ recording of Rocky Top was released. Recorded on November 16, 1967, Rocky Top was the second of three songs cut during an afternoon session at Bradley’s Barn, Mount Juliet,

Regular readers may recall seeing a number of stories over the last few years about bluegrass and traditional music artists touring in unexpected places. This past summer, Donna Ulisse shared her experiences with us during a visit to Russia with

In their ongoing effort to offer solid wood guitars at costs attractive to budget-minded consumers, Recording King has announced the introduction of their RD-310. This Asian-made dreadnaught model utilizes a solid, Adirondack spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides with a

And another one bites the dust... The news from music retailers just gets grimmer by the day. Facing year-over-year declines in sales of recorded music, resellers large and small face tremendous pressures remaining viable. Now comes news of another company shuttering in

Rhonda Vincent sent along this photo she snapped at the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival a few weeks back, to remind everyone that today (12/7/11) is the 80th birthday of the inimitable Bobby Osborne! Still running the road and playing bluegrass

Charlie Cushman sent along this sad news about young Paul Warren, grandson of the legendary fiddler by the same name who worked with Flatt & Scruggs and Lester Flatt for so many years. Paul Jackson Warren, 28, from Hendersonville, TN., lost

The Marksmen Quartet of Murrayville, Georgia, were the victims of thieves who stole their white Ford travel van, white enclosed Country Boy trailer and all their instruments, costumes and equipment while taking an overnight stay on November 25 at the

Songwriter Virginia Mae Stauffer passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 12, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee. She was aged 71 and had been unwell for the better part of the past decade. Stauffer was born on September 29, 1940, in St. Joseph

Alan Munde is back home after undergoing an emergency quintuple bypass last Tuesday (11/22). He was resting when I called just a few minutes ago, but his wife Kitty shared a few details for Alan's many fans and friends worldwide. "We brought

The Tennessean had a story over the weekend indicating that Gibson Guitar is taking its ongoing battle with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Federal Court. Twice in the past two years, armed agents have raided the Gibson facilities in Nashville