May 2026 Issue
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The Tradition
When guitar legend Steve Cropper died a few months ago, the response from musicians of…
In 1976, the Japanese division of Sony Music released two monumental 10-album collections that proved…
Hearts were shattered in the bluegrass music world when singer/songwriter Ronnie Bowman died March 22…
The Artists
Photos by Sophia Sharp Bluegrass vocalist/mandolinist Tina Adair has a new perspective on life since…
True to themselves and Good as True Through their quarter-century together as a band, Yonder…
Couldn’t Outrun The Blues If He Tried Blues and bluegrass go together like bourbon and…
The Sound
Teaching How to Play Bluegrass Banjo on YouTube If you are a banjo player and explore YouTube…
Modern Made Guitars With A Vintage Sound Preston Thompson had a love for guitars and a…
The Venue
In the same vein that “Man Bites Dog” is bigger news than “Dog Bites Man,”…
40 Years of Bluegrass Music Advocacy Written By Pat J Ahrens and Larry Klein Photos by Staci…
This sure is one high-octane, peak-performance musical experience. Carson Peters and Iron Mountain are firing…