Music

Bluegrass lovers in Washington State are mourning the loss of one of their own, Marjorie Sharon Bennett, who passed away on August 6. She was 74 years of age. Sharon was a co-founder of the Washington Bluegrass Association, where she remained

Christian Davis, the bottomless bass singer for Dailey & Vincent this past five years, has announced that he is leaving the band to focus on his own solo music ministry. A new CD is planned for the near future, and personal appearances

Susan E. Cunningham, noted as a fiddler and festival organizer in the bluegrass world, and as a rocket scientist in the world of aeronautical engineering, died earlier this month at 57. She had been fighting against lung cancer this past

Cedar Creek Management has announced that they are now representing The Kody Norris Show. Known for his outlandish stage attire and his driving, Jimmy Martin-inflected traditional music, Kody is a true bluegrass showman. Working now in the Kody Norris Show is Mary Rachel Nalley

Rhonda Vincent had a dream to see her own realization of a bluegrass/country 12 Days Of Christmas, which she realized in the studio this year. She's assembled a roster of country music royalty to perform with her on a new album,

Despite missing the final round of competition on the 2015 season of America's Got Talent, die-hard fans of Mountain Faith turned out last Thursday evening in Sylva, NC for a parade to celebrate their hometown heroes. Three of the five band

Claire Lynch has asked us to post this clarification about her plans to pull back from touring following the 2016 season, which David Morris reported back in May. Unfortunately, some confusion has emerged among fans and event producers about her proposed

Greg Blake has shared a track from his new album, Songs of Heart and Home, a lovely duet with Claire Lynch on Dreaming of a Little Cabin. Blake is the lead singer and guitarist with Jeff Scroggins & Colorado, who made his

Charles Ogden, of Wilmington, NC, known to friends as both Charlie and Skip, died on September 5 in a Wilmington area hospice center. He had been diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer earlier this summer, which had also spread to

Johnny Thelbert Montgomery, bass player with Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt, passed away on September 4, 2015, in Watertown (part of Lebanon), Tennessee. He was 87 years old. Montgomery was the eldest boy of 16 children. Music was his first love and