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Benny Birchfield, who played with The Osborne Brothers during their hey day in the 1960s, died on August 2, 2025 at 88 years of age. He first joined Sonny and Bobby in 1959, coming on board as a bass player. Switching

We've covered the solo career being launched by guitarist and vocalist Trey Hensley, following a decade as duet partner to reso-guitar master Rob Ickes. Trey recently made his Grand Ole Opry debut, and signed with Pinecastle Records. Now we have a

Scott Napier with $20k donation for the Capital Bluegrass program - photo © Lauren Price Napier Here's more evidence of how the City of Owensboro and the Commonwealth of Kentucky are supporting the formation of the Capital Bluegrass and Traditional Music

Mountain Fever Records has a new single for mandolinist and vocalist Will Clark, A Different Kind of Lonesome, written by Tim Stafford and Mark Bumgarner. Will's has been a familiar face in the traditional bluegrass world this past decade or so.

In the bluegrass world, we love our family legacies. Artists like Danny Paisley, Tony Holt, and Joe Mullins are a few examples of performers whose fathers were bluegrass legends before them. It warms the heart to see the music passed

Joe Bittle of Owensboro, KY, a long-time and highly-valued member of the International Bluegrass Music Association, died on September 28 at 74 years of age. Anyone who has been an exhibitor at World of Bluegrass, going back to its days in

Carolina Ridgeline, a central North Carolina-based bluegrass group, has a new music video, Moonshine Man.  Band member and co-writer of the song, BK Keedy, provided some background on the tune. He explained that it was written about moonshine runner and NASCAR

Andy Falco with The Infamous Dtringdusters - photo © J. Mimna This interview with Andy Falco of The Infamous Stringdusters is a contribution from Corey Johnson-Erday, who will be photographing them and others at the Hulaween festival at the end of

For their latest single, Pinecastle Records and The King James Boys have selected The Best Selling Book of All Time, from their current album, Get A Transfer. The song comes from bluegrass songwriter Chris Burton, who has contributed material to Terry

A great many people were touched by the reminiscences we shared for guitarist Alan Senauke last month. Seven of his friends and musical colleagues paid tribute to his huge contributions to bluegrass and acoustic music, from his early days in