Happy New Years from your bluegrass pals
There are lots of ways to celebrate the coming of a new year. Some choose to watch the big ball drop in New York City, while others sing Auld Lang Syne. Still others attend a Possum Drop. (Yes, that’s really a thing!) No matter how you choose to celebrate, it’s safe to say that we all […]
Audrey Neel wins 2025 Steve Gulley Memorial Scholarship
The Bluegrass Music Endeavors Foundation, a charitable organization founded and managed by West Virginia bluegrass artists Crandall Creek, announced last night (8/13) that Audrey Neel of Hillsboro, MO would receive the 2025 Steve Gulley Memorial Scholarship at Nashville’s Station Inn. Audrey is a junior studying in the Bluegrass, Old Time and Roots Music program at […]
Various Artists – Silver Bullet Bluegrass
At first, any attempt to turn Bob Seger’s classic catalog into some sort of bluegrass bedfellows might seem somewhat misguided at best. After all, the two are certainly distant cousins. Never mind the fact that the transition worked well when it came to a pair of albums that successfully redefined the music of the Moody […]
Two more hurricane benefits in Tennessee
Here is another pair of benefit shows with proceeds going to assist those who have suffered such personal tragedy following Hurricane Helene. Both are scheduled featuring bluegrass performers, one in Knoxville and the other in Nashville. On October 22, WDVX radio and Yee-Haw Brewing Co. in Knoxville will host a Pickin’ Up The Pieces concert […]
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 […]
The Cards You’ve Been Dealt from Lydia Hamby
Independent bluegrass artist Lydia Hamby, from east Tennessee, has also released a single this month, one she wrote and sings called The Cards You’ve Been Dealt. She is a recent graduate of the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Roots Music program at East Tennessee State University, where she was a member of the Bluegrass Pride 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 […]
Maddie Murray awarded 2023 Steve Gulley Memorial Scholarship
Last night in Nashville, during the Crandall Creek performance at the Station Inn, Madeline “Maddie” Murray was awarded the inaugural $5,000 Steve Gulley Memorial Scholarship, to be given each year to a notable young bluegrass artist in honor of one of the best to ever play, sing, and write the music. Crandall Creek made the […]
Margarette Falls from new Tim Stafford guitar album
The history of bluegrass music is often filled with stories of artists who bounce from band to band, contributing mightily and then moving on. But for Tim Stafford, staying put has been the story of his career. Nearly 30 years after the founding of Blue Highway, Tim is still there on guitar and vocals, and […]
Lost Voices – Tim Stafford & Thomm Jutz
If left only to the talents of producer/singer/songwriter/guitarist Thomm Jutz and Grammy and IBMA winning guitarist, writer, and vocalist Tim Stafford, Lost Voices would seem an auspicious enough effort. Yet given the additional contributions from Tammy Rogers on fiddle, go-to bassist Mark Fain, Ron Block on banjo, Shaun Richardson on mandolin, and a cameo from […]
