November 2025 Issue

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The Tradition

Jan Johansson with Bobby Hicks at Lorraine’s Coffee House in 2018. // Photo by Wilson Herlong

Jan Johansson

By Sandy Hatley

Follow Your Dreams Photos Courtesy of Jan Johansson Jan (pronounced “Yahn”) Johansson is a man who…

The Artists

Chris Davis and Kristin Scott Benson at the Grand Ole Opry. // Photo by LuAnn Smith

A Veteran Sideman Goes Out On His Own

By Dan Miller

Over the past twenty-five years, Chris Davis has performed with some of the top-name bands…

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2025 Talent Directory

By Bluegrass Unlimited

The Bluegrass Unlimited Annual Talent Directory lists all artists and bands that requested inclusion in…

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Steve Martin and Alison Brown. // Photo by Madison thorn

From ‘Wild And Crazy Guy’ to ‘Safe, Sensible And Sane’

By Craig Havighurst

Steve Martin and Alison Brown Crown Their Banjo Partnership With A Charming Album Steve Martin’s…

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The Sound

The Henderson School instructors (left to right) Josh Reese, Spencer Strickland, Marty Howard. // Photo by Spencer Strickland

The Gerald Anderson Luthierie

By LEE KOTICK

The name Wayne C. Henderson is synonymous with the finest guitar construction in the world.…

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article and photo By Chuck Dunlop

A Guitar Lesson with Adam Granger

By Chuck Dunlop

In early August, I accompanied my wife to Minneapolis, where she was planning to attend…

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The Evolution of Jamgrass

By Tim Newby

On June 22, 1989, at the Roma in Telluride, Colorado, during the annual Telluride Bluegrass…

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The Venue

The Del McCoury Band on stage at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival, 2025. // Photo by Dale Cahill

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival

By Darcy Cahill

IBMA’s 2025 Event of the Year Winners Written By Dale and Darcy Cahill Being lifelong…

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The Kody Norris Show performing at the Backbone Bluegrass Festival. Photo Courtesy of Kaitlyn Briggs.

Backbone Bluegrass

By Kaitlyn Briggs

Iowa’s Oldest and Largest Bluegrass Festival In Northeast Iowa, around 4 miles south of a…

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