There are many country artists whose songs and style have impacted bluegrass music throughout the years, but perhaps none more than Merle Haggard. These days, it’s rare to find a bluegrass band – especially those in the more neo-traditional, hard-driving vein – who don’t include a Haggard song at least once in their set. Haggard’s [...]
Here's some disappointing news about J.D. Crowe, one of the greatest banjo players and band leaders bluegrass music has ever known. The same health issues that led him to retire from performing in 2015 have now forced him to cancel his plans to do a number of reunion shows this summer with Rickey Wasson and [...]
The Ohio bluegrass community has seen unprecedented growth in the last few years. The number of festivals that have been started, and the growth of the music are skyrocketing, because of people with a passion for the music and the willingness to take risks for the sound we all love so well. In 2015, Sammy [...]
Rickey Wasson has chosen today, August 27 - the birthday of bluegrass banjo hero J.D. Crowe - to release the first single from their upcoming collaboration project. The album is a bluegrass tribute to the late Merle Haggard, with Rickey as the primary lead singer and Crowe on banjo, and guest appearances from some of [...]
For the bluegrass collector, specifically the J.D. Crowe aficionado, there’s a new piece that would dwarf any other memorabilia with pride. Red Hill Cutlery of Radcliff, Kentucky has partnered with IBMA Hall of Famer, J.D. Crowe to release a limited pocket knife bearing J.D.’s “John Hancock” and image. Red Hill Cutlery teamed up with W.R. [...]
Are you a bluegrass banjo fan who also traps small game? Maybe a knife collector who digs J.D. Crowe? Well Red Hill Cutlery in Radcliff, KY has the perfect item for you. Through a special arrangement with Case & Sons Cutlery, they have a consignment of 60 J.D. Crowe trapper knives for sale. These are [...]
One of the most famous instruments in the history of bluegrass music is, arguably, the “Banger,” the 1929 Gibson Mastertone played by J.D Crowe on everything from classic Jimmy Martin numbers to the seminal Rounder 0044. A quick Google search turns up dozens of results from fans sharing stories about the time they got to [...]
This report on the Hall of Fame weekend at the American Banjo Museum is a contribution from Alan Tompkins, a Dallas area bluegrass musician, radio host, and founder of the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation. Alan also serves on the Board of the IBMA and is integral to the events and programs of the Foundation. When you [...]
Has bluegrass music gotten better over its somewhat brief 70 year history? I'm not talking about how the music that is categorized as bluegrass has expanded over this time, and how people may feel about that, but about the core essence of what seminal artists like Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and The Stanley Brothers [...]
Rickey Wasson became synonymous with the sound of J.D. Crowe & The New South during the band's final years. Singing lead and playing guitar, Rickey's rich, soulful baritone covered all the hits Crowe had recorded with legends like Tony Rice, Keith Whitley, or Richard Bennett at the microphone, plus new songs Wasson cut for the first [...]
There are many country artists whose songs and style have impacted bluegrass music throughout the years, but perhaps none more than Merle Haggard. These days, it’s rare to find a bluegrass band – especially those in the more neo-traditional, hard-driving vein – who don’t include a Haggard song at least once in their set. Haggard’s [...] 
Here's some disappointing news about J.D. Crowe, one of the greatest banjo players and band leaders bluegrass music has ever known. The same health issues that led him to retire from performing in 2015 have now forced him to cancel his plans to do a number of reunion shows this summer with Rickey Wasson and [...] 
The Ohio bluegrass community has seen unprecedented growth in the last few years. The number of festivals that have been started, and the growth of the music are skyrocketing, because of people with a passion for the music and the willingness to take risks for the sound we all love so well. In 2015, Sammy [...] 
Rickey Wasson has chosen today, August 27 - the birthday of bluegrass banjo hero J.D. Crowe - to release the first single from their upcoming collaboration project. The album is a bluegrass tribute to the late Merle Haggard, with Rickey as the primary lead singer and Crowe on banjo, and guest appearances from some of [...] 
For the bluegrass collector, specifically the J.D. Crowe aficionado, there’s a new piece that would dwarf any other memorabilia with pride. Red Hill Cutlery of Radcliff, Kentucky has partnered with IBMA Hall of Famer, J.D. Crowe to release a limited pocket knife bearing J.D.’s “John Hancock” and image. Red Hill Cutlery teamed up with W.R. [...] 
Are you a bluegrass banjo fan who also traps small game? Maybe a knife collector who digs J.D. Crowe? Well Red Hill Cutlery in Radcliff, KY has the perfect item for you. Through a special arrangement with Case & Sons Cutlery, they have a consignment of 60 J.D. Crowe trapper knives for sale. These are [...] 
One of the most famous instruments in the history of bluegrass music is, arguably, the “Banger,” the 1929 Gibson Mastertone played by J.D Crowe on everything from classic Jimmy Martin numbers to the seminal Rounder 0044. A quick Google search turns up dozens of results from fans sharing stories about the time they got to [...] 
This report on the Hall of Fame weekend at the American Banjo Museum is a contribution from Alan Tompkins, a Dallas area bluegrass musician, radio host, and founder of the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation. Alan also serves on the Board of the IBMA and is integral to the events and programs of the Foundation. When you [...] 
Has bluegrass music gotten better over its somewhat brief 70 year history? I'm not talking about how the music that is categorized as bluegrass has expanded over this time, and how people may feel about that, but about the core essence of what seminal artists like Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and The Stanley Brothers [...] 