Becky Buller earns 2025 ETSU Alumni Award
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 their 2025 Distinguished Alumna in the Arts Award. Also a member of the Minnesota […]
Missy Raines named ETSU Artist in Residence
Veteran bluegrass bassist, vocalist, and bandleader Missy Raines has been named as the next Artist in Residence in the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music program at East Tennessee State University. The appointment is for the 2025-2026 academic year. This position, which was initiated in 2021, offers the insights and experience of successful professional artists to […]
ETSU Bluegrass seeking Artist in Residence
The Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University, a part of the Appalachian Studies Department, is on the hunt for an Artist in Residence for the academic year starting in August 2025. ETSU boasts the oldest and largest four year degree program in this sort of music, launched by Jack […]
Bluegrass U! podcast debuts from ETSU
The Bluegrass, Old Time, & Roots Music Studies program at ETSU has released the first episode of a new podcast, Bluegrass U!, hosted by Tim Stafford, current Artist in Residence in the department. The podcast will focus on all things ETSU Bluegrass, with discussions and interviews of interest to potential students, faculty, alumni, and friends […]
ETSU’s first Bluegrass Summer Camp
Camper band at the ETSU Bluegrass Summer Camp – photo © G Nicholas Hancock The first ever East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Bluegrass Summer Camp, held July 8-12 on the campus of the university in Johnson City, TN, was deemed a success by ETSU camp officials and student campers alike. The camp was started through […]
Sound Biscuit auctioning a Josh Rinkel guitar for ETSU Youth Summer Camp
Sound Biscuit Productions in Sevierville, TN is donating a new, custom Gallagher Josh Rinkel signature guitar, to be auctioned to benefit scholarship opportunities for deserving youngsters to attend the ETSU Bluegrass Summer Camp. ETSU is located in Johnson City, TN and the Camp runs from July 8-12. The Camp welcomes young pickers aged 11-19 to […]
ETSU Bluegrass Summer Camp in 2024
The Bluegrass, Old Time, and Roots Music program at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN has announced their first ever summer camp for young pickers in July of 2024. The five-day camp for students 11-19 years of age is designed to both offer instruction and coaching for teen grassers, individually and in band […]
Tim Stafford to be new ETSU Bluegrass Artist in Residence
The Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University has announced that Tim Stafford will serve as their Artist in Residence for the 2023-24 academic year. This recurring one-year position was created to give students in the program the opportunity to study directly under recognized professionals in the industry, and gain […]
A new guitar for James Davidson at ETSU
ETSU Bluegrass director Dan Boner with James Davidson from Ghana and his new guitar Last week, the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University were able to do a kindness for one of their students, James Davidson, a native of Ghana, who had travelled from west Africa to attend the […]
ETSU Bluegrass announces new instructors
The East Tennessee State University Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies program, which is included in the school’s Appalachian Studies department, has announced a number of new faculty members in the program. Seven teachers are joining as adjunct instructors, who Program Director Dan Boner says will offer a variety of skills and experiences to their […]
