The Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association Board of Directors, at their January 2021 meeting, unanimously selected Andy Bing and Bruno Bruzzese to join them as members of the Association. Before his move to Albany, NY, Andy was a regular attendee at … Read More
by Ricky Skaggs Sometime during Christmas morning while making his coffee, our dear friend and guitar hero Tony Rice passed from this life and made his swift journey to his heavenly home. It’s still quite a shock to the … Read More
The Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association mourns the passing of Dolores Tubbs. She was 91. Dolores was a founding member of the HVBA and served for many years as our Secretary and Membership Coordinator. Dolores was the first to answer founder … Read More
Title of the document December 5, 2020 Update: FINAL JEOPARDY TIE BREAKER CATEGORY “Famous Kentuckians” George and Andy face off with $12,000 each to wager on coming up with the correct Question. December 4, 2020 Update: FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER “19th … Read More
Here’s a brand new CD of fresh traditional-style bluegrass music from Rock Hearts , a fine 5-piece New England band. It was officially released last Friday, Oct. 30. Rock Hearts named themselves after a great old Jimmy Martin recording from … Read More
This Contest is Closed Oh No….We don’t have a winner, despite many submissions July 31 TRIVIA QUESTION What was the first multi-day weekend camping bluegrass festival in New York? A. Smokey Greene’s – Fort Ann NY B. Corinth NY C. … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is Steve Margulis July 24, 2020 TRIVIA QUESTION John Hartford Trivia!! Two-part question: Where was songwriter/banjoist/fiddler/dancer (and some call the Father of Newgrass), John Cowan Harford born (record executive Chet Atkins made him change … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is Gary Veeder There were several people who had the correct answer, but Gary got there first!!! Please all play again! July 10 TRIVIA QUESTION Who was the first “woman in bluegrass”, by which … Read More
Bluegrass of course started with Bill Monroe’s “high, lonesome sound” of Kentucky, but for those of you following modern bluegrass the scene has grown much bigger than that, and you might be more than a little familiar with the sounds … Read More
I recently attended a Gibson Brothers concert at Infinity Music Hall in Norfolk, Connecticut; the opening act was Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, and they all jammed together later on. Needless to say, the evening’s music was outstanding. I was … Read More