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Rrinaco is a nickname that singer-songwriter Corrina Rose Logston Stephens acquired while in middle school in the 1990s. Growing up in Missouri, Stephens spent time listening to music, learning the fiddle, singing, and enhancing her efforts as a songwriter. She played and jammed locally with her parents and other artists.  Now living in Nashville, Tennessee,…

On June 22, 1989, at the Roma in Telluride, Colorado, during the annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the seeds of what would become the modern jamgrass scene were first planted.  On stage was Vince Herman’s Cajun jug band, the Salmon Heads.  Joining them were a couple of friends from the Left Hand String Band, Drew Emmitt…

Rick Faris is a well-known, award-winning singer-songwriter. He spent 11 years as a member of Special Consensus, and his own Rick Faris Trio has traveled the US, Europe, the UK, and Canada. He recently opened his Faris Guitar Co. in Owensboro, Kentucky, where he focuses on his business and continues writing and recording.  This new…

IBMA’s 2025 Event of the Year Winners Written By Dale and Darcy Cahill Being lifelong lovers of bluegrass and thirty-year veterans of attending bluegrass festivals in New England: Grey Fox, Thomas Point, Podunk, and many others, we have never attended a festival in the southern states. When we saw the Earl Scruggs Music Festival lineup…

Guitarist Martin Gilmore hails from Denver, Colorado, and has become known for his sensitive playing and singing, as well as being a good songwriter. He is also an accomplished music educator. He is on the faculty of the University of Northern Colorado, where he holds classes in guitar, singing, and song composition. Additionally, he teaches…

Remedy Tree is a Florida group founded in 2015 by Gabriel and Abigail Acevedo. Gabriel plays guitar, fiddle, and sings lead vocals, while Abigail plays bass and also sings lead vocals. After a while playing as a duo, they decided to add banjo and mandolin and move to a more bluegrass and Americana sound. They…