The Archives
Frank Wakefield
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine July 1983, Volume 18, Number 1 In the often imitative annals of bluegrass music, Frank Wakefield is an original. He is a living legend among mandolin players for his technical virtuosity. He is well known to bluegrass aficionados as the composer or co- composer of such songs as “Leave Well…
Claire Lynch—In Her Own Words
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine May 1994, Volume 28, Number 11 Sometimes the best way for a writer to tell an artist’s story is to tell as little as possible, instead politely getting out of the way and allowing the artist to put things in their own words. Such is the case with Claire Lynch….
Ben Eldridge—Getting That Magic Feeling
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine February 1985, Volume 19, Number 8 Ben Eldridge is not your “typical” banjo picker. He is not from the hills of Tennessee, did not quit high school to go on the road with Jimmy Martin, has not written a banjo instruction book, did not join a family band at the…
The Lost & Found
Reprinted From Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine January 1986, Volume 20, Number 7 “Wide open” best describes the picking and singing style of the Lost & Found —one of southwest Virginia’s latest contributions to bluegrass music. Twelve years in the business seem to have taught the group several things. One is that planted-in-the-sod bluegrass lovers like their…
Mike Scott — Preserving An American Tradition
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine February 1989, Volume 23, Number 8 Although it has been nearly two years since Mike Scott played banjo for Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys, he has not let his musical career remain idle. His experience with Jim and Jesse as well as his years with Carl Story and…
Larry McNeely
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine November 1976, Volume 11, Number 5 I first heard of Larry McNeely, as did many others, via the Glen Campbell television show. Every Sunday evening at eight o’clock, I would rush to our set, with recorder in hand, just to hear the ten minute concert section with Glen, Larry and…