Bluegrass At Large

While in Salt Lake City, I was offered a wonderful opportunity to visit with Paul Prier, son of violin maker Peter Prier, who gave me a tour of the shop as we discussed yesterday, today, and the future of Peter

Like many bluegrass artists, Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers, take most of December off from touring. Brewer, who performs with his two songs, Wayne and Mason, doesn't just retreat into his warm den to spend time with the family,

Becky Buller with her 2025 Distinguished Alumna in the Arts Award, and with the ETSU Pride Band When the East Tennessee State University National Alumni Association held their annual Evening of Distinction and ETSU PRIDE on November 14, Becky Buller received

Huss & Dalton have just introduced a new line of their handcrafted, solid-wood guitars, made in their shop in Staunton, VA. The Valley series, named for the beautiful Shenandoah Valley where they live, is designed as less costly than their top-of-the-line

The power of the social media influencer is making its mark on our music. Eva Trout, better known online as Lady Moon or Lady Moon Cries, has been popular on the socials for some time, performing Celtic music and her own

The Preston Thompson Guitars company in Sisters, OR, known for their high-quality, professional-grade, handmade acoustic guitars, has introduced a new model which they call DMC, for Deep Modified Classical hybrid. Though not specifically designed around Willie Nelson's signature guitar, aka "Trigger,"

The turkey’s all gone, the stockings have been hung, and Christmas shopping has begun. If you're still looking for that perfect gift for the bluegrass musician in your life, here’s a list of suggestions!  First, Consider Picks For musicians, a quality pick

Are you a guitarist who uses their phone to remember chords or lyrics, or perhaps for following printed music or tablature? Or someone who has such a person on your gift list? You may be interested in this new product from

A royal wedding in Nashville? Molly Tuttle announced yesterday that she and Ketch Secor are engaged to be married. Tuttle, of course, is the young bluegrass guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter who had set the world on fire in recent years with

The Deering banjo company has unveiled a true museum piece, a spectacularly rare instrument they have dubbed the Pink Ivory banjo. The name derives from the wood used in its manufacture, known variously as pink ivory, red ivory, or in