Bluegrass At Large

W just saw a note on the IIIrd Tyme Out web site that fiddler Justen Haynes and his wife Melanie celebrated the birth of their daughter, Natalie Jean Haynes, on September 11, 2006. Congratulations to the happy new parents!

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Hey Folks, Our group www.myspace.com/jumpinwilliebluegrass is in a real pickle and looking for a solid Banjo player to play upcoming shows. Can you all pass the word around and if you know of anybody please have them email us at

Over the weekend Boing Boing reported that John and Rudy Dopyera's collection of instruments is for sale in its entirety. The Dopyera brothers are best known as the inventors of the Dobro, which is how the instrument got it's name.

The Brevard Music Festival took place on Saturday, September 16. Thanks to the hard work of Steep Canyon Ranger Woody Flatt and a good number of sponsors including WNCW, it appeared to go off without a hitch. We had really

John and Brance - Congratulations on adding The B. I think you've opened a new option for folks to respond to the kind of news and commentrary you present as well as allowing those of us who wish to

Jeff Dore, a journalist with WSB-TV (Channel 2) in Atlanta had a bird's-eye view of the recent record-setting banjo pickin' at Turner Field on Septemebr 13. Jeff took part in the event as a banjo player, and records his impressions in

We told you back in June that Doyle Lawson was to be the recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship Award from the National Endowment for the Arts this year. That award was presented yesterday, and Doyle reported being plainly humbled

The International Bluegrass Music Museum is announcing a new program it's calling the Kentucky Bluegrass Allstars Lesson Program. The program offers instruction on fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and banjo. The lesson are held at the Bluegrass Museum in Owensboro, KY. Assistant Director

As promised, John Drummond sent along some photos of the Guinness Record event last night at Turner Field in Atlanta. They were all taken by Bill Massey. Here the 238 banjo players who participated in the event run through their group