May 2023 Issue

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The Tradition

The Artists

Billy Strings

By Derek Halsey

Presides Over One of the Most Important Two-Week Spans in Bluegrass History The rise of…

Pam Rice Talks About the New Tony Rice Festival, and Letting Billy Strings Play Tony’s D-28

By Derek Halsey

It has been a rough two-and-a-half years for Pam Rice. On Christmas Day of 2020,…

 Zoe & Cloyd

By Penny Parsons

Vibrant Branches Sprout From Deep Roots Married partners Natalya Zoe Weinstein and John Cloyd Miller are…

Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road

By Nancy Posey

Photo by Craig Etchison For many musicians, releasing an album at twenty would be considered…

2023 Reader’s Poll

By Dan Miller

Bluegrass Unlimited first conducted a Reader’s Poll in 1967, the year after the magazine was…

The Sound

Banjo Whisperer

By Steve Martin

The phrase suggests a mystical or wizardly sort, surrounded by banjos and the tools used…

Christopher Henry Surprises His Mom, Murphy Henry, With Album of All-Stars Playing Her Songs

By Derek Halsey

At a recent concert, after her sound check, bluegrass veteran Murphy Henry heard music over…

Paul Beard Guitars

By Chris Courogen



Photos By Chris A. Courogen Paul Beard hasn’t always made squareneck resonator guitars. It just…

The Venue

Great American Bluegrass Jam Weekend Recap

By Carly Smith

Bluegrass music was thriving throughout every corner of downtown Owensboro, Kentucky with the inaugural Great…