May 2024 Issue

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The Tradition

The Artists

The Primitive Quartet Takes Its Final Bow

By Bill Conger

After half a century, legendary bluegrass gospel group, The Primitive Quartet, has taken its final…

Becky Buller

By Nancy Posey

Shares Her Own Story in Song Cycle “Jubilee” Fans of the Becky Buller Band are…

Charles Humphrey III

By Jack Bernhardt

Writing Songs One Idea at a Time Charles Humphrey III is equally adept playing bass guitar…

Laurie Lewis

By Jon Hartley Fox

Celebrating the Crooked Miles Consider Laurie Lewis. She modestly calls herself a “California hippie girl…

Chris Jones

By Kara Kundert

The Luck of The Draw Luck plays an uncomfortably large role in life. Though we…

The Sound

Patch of Blue by Claire Lynch

By Casey L. Penn

A great song can be deeply personal yet decidedly universal in its ability to touch…

Jim Pankey

By Dan Miller

Teaching Millions to Play the Banjo You might look at the title of this article…

The Quest for Tone

By Chris Thiessen

The ToneSlabs Story At some point in their musical life—after acquiring a basic chord vocabulary…

The Venue

The Jade Green Farm Workshop and Concert Series

By Jim Borwick

If you’re looking for opportunities to develop, hone and expand your music making skills in…

Allegheny Echoes Week 

By Derek Halsey

Teaches Bluegrass and Old Time Music in the Heart of the Mountains Last year I had…