Pammy Lassiter's beloved reso-guitar at her Celebration of Life - photo © Laura Tate Photography The celebration of life for Pammy Davis Lassiter was held Saturday, February 7, at Circle M City, Sanford, NC, where she faithfully jammed with many other
Big Richard, a Colorado alt-bluegrass outfit who has become very popular west of the Mississippi, has a single released just ahead of their upcoming album, Pet, expected tomorrow on Signature Sounds. The group consists of four women prominent in the Colorado
Vancouver Island's Unfaithful Servants have released a live performance video for one of the songs on their current album, Fallen Angel. It's Real To Touch, written and sung by guitarist Dylan Stone, who shares that it sprang from a sense of
Fans of the American Idol television program on ABC got a first look at Hannah Harper, a country, bluegrass, and gospel singer from Missouri whose successful audition was featured on last night's show. Bluegrass fans in and around the Ozark foothills,
The IBMA Foundation has announced the recipients of their 2026 project grants, with awards totally $20,000 to 11 bluegrass programs in eight US states and Canada. They especially thankful for the Bill Breen Bluegrass Youth Education Fund, which supports one
This afternoon in Los Angeles, the 2026 Grammy Premiere Awards ceremony is being held, where the honors are handed out for all the musical categories deemed too niche for the big evening broadcast, more than 80 in total. Of course,
Many thanks to Terry Mandell, widow of the terrific bluegrass guitarist Steve Mandell, who we lost in 2018, has shared some information about the Steve Mandell Memorial Music Scholarship, established in his honor. In addition to his having been a long-time
Japanese bluegrass artist Yoshihiro Arita has a new book designed to help Japanese players become familiar with more common bluegrass material. Titled Bluegrass Standard Book, it contains 56 songs and tunes that are chosen regularly in jam sessions all over
Here's another artist interview, this time with a younger legend in our bluegrass world. It's one that the D'Addario company filmed with their endorser, Sierra Hull. Sierra talks about learning to play the mandolin as a pre-teen, getting to perform with
Tom Gray showing a photo of Bill Monroe at a jam in his basement - photo © Tara Linhardt Over this past weekend, Tara Linhardt visited legendary bluegrass bassist Tom Gray at his home, and recorded this video of their conversation.
