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Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine February 1979, Volume 13, Number 8 It was spring in the Appalachian mountains. The sun was bright and the air was cool. White dogwood trees were in bloom throughout Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Mountain laurel covered the ground. The foliage was so breath-taking it was hard to imagine that it…

By Doc Hamilton and Dick Spottswood Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine February 1978, Volume 12, Number 8 It is with a great deal of sorrow that we note the passing of Paul Warren in the early morning hours of January 12th at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Paul had been a patient in the hospital…

Hartford is 24 Years Gone, Yet His Music and Personality Still Influences New Generations I got to know John Hartford a little bit through the sheer luck of geography.  As a native of Huntington, West Virginia, located on the banks of the mighty Ohio River, my family would eventually move to Cincinnati when I was…

Q – I have a question for you about Don Reno’s two cousins “Chuck” and “Jay” Haney. Are they still living? If not, any idea when they passed away? Apparently, there’s not much mentioned about them in bluegrass, at least not that I’m aware of . . . besides being on the early recordings of…

Much More Than “Mandolins and Beer” Photos by Doug Julian Over the course of the last five years, Daniel Patrick has made a name for himself in the mandolin world by hosting the very popular “Mandolins and Beer” podcast.  Having produced and published over 250 podcast episodes, he has interviewed most all of the top…

Photos by Jack Bernhardt It’s 3 p.m on a comfortably warm October 4, 2024. Rita Forrester is hard at work, getting food and concessions in order before fans arrive for the evening’s show featuring Marty Stuart and the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band. Tonight’s concert is part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Carter Family…