MAY 20, 2022 TRIVIA QUESTION Let’s think about the late Mac Wiseman, huh? He was known as “The Voice with a Heart”. Although a young victim of polio, that caused him to limp his entire life, Mac had as full … Read More
Who’s ready for some more bluegrass covers? I love bluegrass bands who look to all corners of the musical pantheon to bring in songs that were never intended to be played in a bluegrass style—then they do it anyway! This … Read More
In the world of bluegrass Dobro guitar playing, three names stand above the rest—Josh Graves, Mike Auldridge, and Jerry Douglas. All of them were innovators; each took the acoustic steel guitar to music and places it had not been before. … Read More
This Contest is Closed [sigh] There were no winners this week. MAY 6, 2022 TRIVIA QUESTION What was the very first bluegrass recording? Let’s hear from those of you who haven’t won previously. Come on in, the water’s fine!! Foggy … Read More
The 2000s were an interesting decade for bluegrass. Riding high off the genre’s revival in the late 1990s and early 2000s from Dolly Parton’s The Grass Is Blue and the Coen Brothers’ O Brother Where Art Thou, artists in this … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winners are: Andy Bing Ken Gallagher Betsy Rome click photo to enlarge APRIL 22, 2022 TRIVIA QUESTION Who is the most famous living 5 string banjo player in the country? ANSWER is “Steve Martin” Additional … Read More
The mandolin is an interesting instrument with an interesting history. Though some may associate its gentle 8-string tones with mobster flicks and the music of the 1920s, for us there’s no question—the mandolin is the backbone of bluegrass! Bill Monroe … Read More
I grew up playing guitar in rock bands, and though I was aware of bluegrass through the same channels as everyone else (Beverly Hillbillies, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Bonnie and Clyde), I didn’t pay much attention to bluegrass until … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winners are: Andy Bing Eric Marshall Chris Scheu Dick Stock click photo to enlarge APRIL 8, 2022 TRIVIA QUESTION Bill Monroe wasn’t born with Blue Grass music in his head, ready to go. He had … Read More
Ricky Skaggs may be known better to some as a classic country star of the 1980s, but to us, he’s a well seasoned bluegrass bellwether who’s been in the game for more than five decades. Both a skilled instrumentalist and … Read More