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Songwriter Byron Hill is originally from the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina but settled in Nashville in 1978 where he had been pitching his songs since 1976. Since then, his songs have been picked up and recorded by a long list of both bluegrass and country artists to include Special Consensus, Lonesome River Band, Seldom…

‘Me’ is Don Depoy and ‘Martha’ is Martha Hills and they are based in the town of Swoope, Virginia. Originally Martha Hills is from the coastal town of Belfast, Maine where she learned to love the area’s music. Around 1990, she heard live bluegrass and was strongly attracted to it. In 2000, Don Depoy met…

Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine July 2015, Volume 50, Number 1 In bluegrass, as in many other kinds of music, the accolades most often go to the singers and instrumentalists that occupy the spotlight. The bass player, who stands in the shadows, often receives little recognition for his or her talent, even though he’s providing…

Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine April 1988, Volume 22, Number 10 In the December 1986 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited, we ran an obituary of Art Wooten, who past in October of that year.  Then, in April of 1988 we ran a story remembering Art Wooten.  Here, we are first reprinted the short obituary, and then…

With interview by Curly Seckler Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine May 1986, Volume 20, Number 11 It’s a worn out cliche, but sometimes I think that the phrase, ‘‘There was only one of him. And after he was made they threw away the mold,” was invented for Lester personally. His very presence of that laid…

Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine November 1979, Volume 14, Number 5 “Lives of great men all remind us  We can make our lives sublime,  And, departing leave behind us  Footprints on the sands of time…         —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “It’s just not going to feel right without Lester Flatt,” Little Roy Lewis said to no one…