The Artists

Touring With The “Father of Bluegrass”  In many ways, Mark Hembree’s new book about life on the road with Bill Monroe was an account he needed nearly 40 years to write.  He actually started work on the book while still a Blue Grass Boy and got so far as to draw up a rough draft of an…

Bluegrass Sideman Photos By Laura Ridge “I am very blessed to have spent my whole life doing what I love with deepest passion,” Ben Greene professed after a recent show. What has he been doing his whole life? Playing music, mostly picking banjo for his livelihood. Greene has played the last sixteen years with the…

Taking Their Music To The Next Level Humor is only one part of the package that makes the new bluegrass group, known for the hit “One More Night,” appealing to audiences. Seth Mulder on mandolin from Hillsboro, ND is the leader of the group. He’s joined by Colton Powers (banjo) from Kingsport, TN, Max Etling…

Rooted in Tradition Photo By Michael Carter As banjo player for the 2020 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) “Entertainer of the Year” group, Sister Sadie, Britt describes her music as “rooted in tradition with a contemporary edge,” much like Britt herself. She was first introduced to clogging through her grandfather, William “Son” Britt, a square-dance caller,…

He’s Got It In Him Photos Courtesy of Teresa Ellis The last few years of Wyatt Ellis’ young life have been remarkable in several different ways. Before the pandemic he was spending upwards of three hours a day shuttling between Boy Scouts, Taekwon-Do, soccer practice, and squeezing in a weekly 30-minute mandolin lesson: pretty much…

Showers Empathy in Her Music Esteemed bluegrass singer Dale Ann Bradley shares stories of hardship and hope on her latest project, Things She Couldn’t Get Over. Growing up in the isolated country of rural Eastern Kentucky, Bradley knows all too well the struggles of life.  “There wasn’t a lot of money at all. I’ve carried…