Tony Rice

We have written many times about the difficulties Tony Rice has experienced of late, particularly the health issues that have made it impossible for him to perform. Owing to advanced arthritis, Tony is no longer able to play the guitar

Rebel Records has announced the September 30 release of If You Only Knew...The Best of Larry Rice. This retrospective collection will include 16 cuts from Larry's five albums with the label between 1986 and 2005. Larry died in 2006 following

Earlier this month we posted information about a benefit concert for Tony Rice to be held in Paris, France on May 11. We're delighted to further report that the show was a success. The show raised roughly $3000 in donations, which

Bluegrass folks are sometimes given to brag about the worldwide appeal of our music. Here's a story that shows just how true it is. A group of French bluegrass musicians have organized a benefit concert for Tony Rice for this weekend

Last weekend, GuitartownCT Productions held their Tony Rice benefit at the Unitarian Hall in Hamden, CT. A bevy of top northeastern bluegrass talent performed to help raise money to support Tony financially while he works to reclaim his voice, and receive treatment for

As more and more folks learn about Tony Rice's health issues, more ways to help are popping up. Though he never was officially an endorser, Tony very publicly used Thomas Vinci strings for many years. He was quick to answer questions

Dolly Parton is dipping another toe into the bluegrass market with her next CD, Blue Smoke. It doesn't appear to be a completely bluegrass record, like her 2001 release, Little Sparrow, but there are a couple of numbers that will

Over this next few weeks, two benefit concerts will be held to raise funds for The Tony Rice Foundation, which is collecting donations to assist Tony while he seeks to recover from both his arm and voice problems. Over $60,000

Bluegrass singer, songwriter, and guitarist Brandon Lee Adams has released his first full-length album, Hardest Kind Of Memories. 10 of the 11 tracks are Brandon's, and he is assisted in the studio by top grassers like Scott Vestal on banjo, Randy

We just got a good news/bad news update from Terry Pinkham. She and her husband, Jeff, are managing the grass-roots effort to raise money to assist Tony Rice with living expenses while he is trying to recover his voice, and