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CMHOF&M Nashville Cats Program Honors Jerry Douglas

Liz FerrellMar 9, 2026March 10, 20260

Jerry Douglas has long been one of Nashville’s most innovative and revered musicians. Driven by his love for the resonator guitar and a steely determination to master it and make it do the unexpected, Douglas has, over a career spanning over 50 years and counting, taken the dobro to musical...

Scruggs Fest Announces 2026 Line-up

Nancy PoseyMar 4, 20260

While addressing the 2026 Leadership Bluegrass class at Nashville’s CMA offices on T Tuesday, Claire Armbruster of Planning Stages Inc. alerted the participants of the pending announcement of the lineup for the Earl Scruggs Music Festival, to be held Labor Day Weekend (September 4–6) at the Tryon International Equestrian Center...

Leftover Salmon with Jason Carter @ Nashville’s Basement East

Nancy PoseyMay 12, 2025May 15, 20250

What happened at the Basement East on Thursday night, May 8, may not be unique in Nashville. Local music lovers may be spoiled: we go to a show to see one band and then—voila! Look who else shows up to perform! Leftover Salmon’s Let’s Party about It album release was...

Who’s Coming to MerleFest? Tony Trischka Brings Earl Jam

Nancy PoseyApr 24, 20250

When people outside of the bluegrass world think of banjos, they may think of Deliverance, but within the larger music community—and not just bluegrass—o ne name that comes to mind is Tony Trischka. He has played with the best—and even taught some of the best in the music business. Trischka...

Pitney Meyer Embraces Bluegrass Tradition with Release of ‘Cherokee Pioneer’

Nancy PoseyApr 23, 2025April 24, 20250

When Mo Pitney and John Meyer set out to record Cherokee Pioneer, their first full-length album as Pitney Meyer, they established themselves firmly within the bluegrass realm. From the opening track, “Banjo Picker (in a Bluegrass Band),” they bring together the lyrical imagery and the traditional instrumentation associated with the...

“Availability” Released as Second Single from Vol. 2 of Hartford Project

Nancy PoseyFeb 8, 2025February 8, 20250

If one’s life is measured by what is left behind, the legacy of the late musical icon John Hartford continues to grow exponentially. The discovery by his daughter Katie Harford Hogue of notebooks full of handwritten original fiddle tunes led first to a book collecting some of his unrecorded tunes,...

Rick Faris’ New Single Advises “Bend, Don’t Break”

Nancy PoseyFeb 8, 2025February 8, 20250

With the release of “Bend, Don’t Break,” Rick Faris brings in a slate of bluegrass talent to back him on the first single from his upcoming album due for release in June. Recognized as the IBMA New Artist of the Year, Faris has racked up a total of 8 IBMA...

SPBGMA Celebrates Fifty Years of Bluegrass

Nancy PoseyJan 29, 2025January 29, 20250

The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in American is a mouthful; most folks just call it SPBGMA (pronounced SPIG-ma). January 23–26 marked the 50th anniversary of the annual convention, held at the Music City Sheraton in Nashville. All it takes to immerse oneself in the experience is walking...

High Lonesome Releases Self-Titled Debut Album

Nancy PoseyNov 1, 2024November 1, 20240

While Chuck Sitero has been fronting High Lonesome in various iterations for a while, the bluegrass band’s self-titled first album came together as the band itself gelled. Hailing from outside Atlanta, Sitero and his wife headed to Colorado during the beginning of Covid. “We realized we were not going to...

RICK FARIS BAND: STATION INN

Nancy PoseyJul 13, 20240

The Rick Faris Band played Nashville’s iconic Station Inn stage on Friday, July 12, to a lively crowd of locals and out-of-towners, staunch bluegrass fans, and even some bachelorettes.Jed Clark opened the evening on guitar, showcasing his finger-picking style and original lyrics. Rick Faris has spent his life apprenticing for...