Nasvhville, Tenn. — Bluegrass master Del McCoury today announced the complete line-up for his inaugural DelFest, May 23 through 25 at the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland, MD.
DelFest was born from the desire to create a family-friendly music festival celebrating the rich legacy of McCoury music while creating a forum for world-class musical collaborations and [...]

Rick Hayes. Photo by Ken DeLong
Cincinnati, OH. — Rick Hayes, mandolinist for The Gibson Brothers, is in his studio putting the finishing touches to his first solo CD “Fly By Night,” with an expected May release.
Rick plays mandolin, guitar and bass on the project and invited Ron Stewart (The Dan Tyminski Band) on banjo, Jim [...]

1929 Martin 0-18 guitar in for restoration work.
Coming this Monday on BluegrassJournal.com
On Monday, April 7, Rickey Lamb brings us Part 1 of a multi-part feature story on the restoration of a 1929 Martin 0-18 guitar that belongs to his family. The history of the guitar crosses the path of Bill Monroe who once borrowed the [...]