This Contest is Closed The winners are: Andy Bing Gary DiGiovanni Todd Evans Chris Scheu click photo to enlarge JULY 1, 2022 TRIVIA QUESTION When Flatt & Scruggs split up acrimoniously in 1969 (think lawsuits about lots of money) Earl … Read More
This Contest is Closed The “real” winner is Andy Bing The “wannabe” winner is Steve Lipton click photo to enlarge JUNE 16, 2022 TRIVIA QUESTION What do the following bluegrass artists/organizations have in common? Rhonda Vincent John Hartford CJ Lewandowski … Read More
This Contest is Closed Oh, NO!! There were no winners this week. Dick Bowden stumped ALL of you!!! JUNE 3, 2022 TRIVIA QUESTION Which of the following is a TRUE statement? Mac Wiseman recorded the TV theme song for the … Read More
On the Bus with Bill Monroe My Five-Year Ride with the Father of Blue Grass By Mark Hembree New this spring is an interesting and entertaining book by bassist Mark Hembree who was a Blue Grass Boy from 1979 to … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winners are Cecelia Chilton & Andy Bing click photo to enlarge 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 … 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
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
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
For several years I’ve been very tickled by Facebook posts from a wonderful bluegrass band from Italy called The Truffle Valley Boys. I’ve corresponded to give them my encouragement and to learn more about them. Matt Ringressi plays mandolin and … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is ANDY BING Origin of the Dobro Steel Guitar? Let’s talk about bluegrass instruments again. Where do the big six bluegrass instruments come from, historically? The King Instrument, the fiddle/violin, of course comes from … Read More