Paul “Moon” Mullins Sept. 24, 1936 - Aug. 3, 2008
Paul “Moon” Mullins, who blazed some trails in bluegrass and classic country music, died Sunday, Aug. 3, at a care facility in Springboro, Ohio.
He gained fame as a songwriter, performer and for many years as a broadcaster. A fiddle player, Mullins wrote the tune, [...]

The Federal Communications Commission has approved an application submitted by WWED 89.5 in Fredericksburg to increase its FM broadcast power from 380 watts to 16,000 watts.
The station, known as “Bluegrass FM”, simulcasts with its sister station WWEM 91.7 in Lynchburg, VA. The two stations provide all bluegrass music non-commercially 24 hours a day, seven days [...]

Kentucky
August 8-9 — Bluegrass in the Park Folklife Festival- Henderson, KY.
Bluegrass artists scheduled to play include: The Biscuit Burners, King’s Highway, Chatham County Line, Blue Moon Rising, The Steeldrivers, Lonesome Standard Time and more. Admission to the festival is free.
Other activities include:

Bluegrass Tennis Tournament on Friday, August 8 at 6:00 pm. Call 270-830-9199 for more [...]

Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys play the Grand Ole Opry this weekend. Photo by Travis Tackett
This weekend, the Grand Ole Opry leans on Bluegrass mainstays with performances from Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press, Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys, along with the Whites and Riders in the Sky for a slighty different [...]